12 September 2000 Military News

ATK Awarded $8 Million Contract to Produce Electronic Components for Volcano Munition System ATK 12 Sep 2000 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) said it has been awarded a contract valued at $8 million from the U.S. Army Armament, Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., to produce electronic components for the Army's Volcano anti-tank munition system. The contract also contains an option for next year's production that could increase the total value to as much as $18 million.
General Dynamics Selected to Develop Turreted Gun System for V-22 Aircraft General Dynamics 12 Sep 2000 -- General Dynamics Armament Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been selected by Bell Boeing to develop a turreted gun system for the V-22 Osprey Aircraft.
Innovative Simulation Architecture Linked to Reduced Training Costs for Lockheed Martin JSF Lockheed Martin 12 Sep 2000 -- A new advance in simulation architecture is promising lower training expenses for the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
Lockheed Martin To Provide Electronic Support Measures Subsystem Upgrades For B-52H Stratofortress Lockheed Martin 12 Sep 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego has been competitively selected by Boeing Military - Wichita Division to provide new Electronic Support Measures subsystems for the U.S. Air Force's B-52H Stratofortress.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 12 Sep 2000
Secretary-General's Annual Report Says Headquarters Support For Peacekeeping Is Still Inadequate, UN Press Release, 12 September 2000 -- ...he notes that no objective observer could doubt that the current level of Secretariat support for peacekeeping operations is inadequate, citing the example of 12,000 troops in Sierra Leone being supported by only five staff at United Nations Headquarters.

PHILIPPINES HOSTAGES, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- Three Malaysians abducted Sunday from a diving resort off the coast of Malaysian Borneo, have been taken to the southern Philippine island, Jolo -- the stronghold of the Islamic extremist Abu Sayyaf group.
LIBYA / PHILIPPINES HOSTAGES, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- Four hostages released last Saturday by rebels in the southern Philippines have been handed over to their government representatives.
Philippines: Lucrative Hostage Trade Puts Spotlight On Abu Sayyaf Separatists, Foreign Media Reaction Reports, 12 September 2000 -- Foreign press commentary on the kidnappings in the Philippines.

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL ADVISOR ON CYPRUS United Nations 12 Sep 2000
Time to "move ahead," Annan says as Cyprus proximity talks resume, UN News, 12 September 2000 -- As a new round of proximity talks on Cyprus got under way today at UN Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General Kofi Annan met separately with Messrs. Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash, telling them that "the time has come to move ahead."
Secretary-General Stresses Equal Status of Parties In Cyprus Proximity Talks, UN Press Release, 12 September 2000 -- The text of the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, read today to the participants in the Cyprus proximity talks, Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash.
U-N-CYPRUS TALKS RESUME, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- Saying the "time has come to move ahead," U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan today (Tuesday) opened the fourth round of talks aimed at starting direct negotiations on Cyprus.

GUINEA - TRIAL, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- The verdict comes as the government cracks down on those it suspects of launching attacks on Guinean forces from neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Members of Sierra Leone's rebel "West Side Boys" surrender to UN, UN News, 12 September 2000 -- Members of the "West Side Boys" -- an armed band of rebels in Sierra Leone -- have turned themselves in to the UN mission in the country, a spokesman for the Organization announced today.
UNHCR sends message to Guinea on refugee protection, UN News, 12 September 2000 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has sent a message to the authorities in Guinea urging them to continue to provide protection to refugees in the country.
Secretary-General Expresses Concern At Tension, Clashes On Guinea-Liberia, Guinea-Sierra Leone Borders, UN Press Release, 12 September 2000 -- The Secretary-General has been following with concern the mounting tension between Guinea and Liberia following armed clashes along their common border, as well as reported clashes along the Guinea-Sierra Leone border. He is distressed at the loss of life and injuries sustained by innocent villagers.

WAR CRIMES PROSECUTOR, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- It has been one year (Sept. 15) since Carla Del Ponte took up her post as chief prosecutor of the war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia [and Rwanda] in The Hague.
INDONESIA-WORLD BANK, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- The president of World Bank has told Indonesia it must take concrete action to halt lawlessness in West Timor, where three foreign aid workers were killed last week.
UN mission in East Timor reports militia defections, UN News, 12 September 2000 -- The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today reported defections of several militia members who had surrendered to UN peacekeeping forces.
CONGO / CLASHES, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- Several dozen people have been killed in renewed fighting in the rebel-held east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
UN mission in Bosnia condemns bridge blocking by veterans' group, UN News, 12 September 2000 -- The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) has condemned the blocking of a bridge in Mostar by a veterans' association and called on the group to re-open the link between the two sides of the city.

U-S/EUROPE/YUGOSLAVIA, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- Foreign Ministers from the United States and countries in Southeastern Europe are preparing for the possibility that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic may try to disrupt his country's elections later this month, perhaps by even attacking the independence- minded republic of Montenegro.
U.S. Official Sees No Doubt Milosevic Will Try to Steal Election, USIS Washington File, 12 September 2000 -- senior State Department official declared flatly September 12 that Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) President Slobodan Milosevic "will try to steal the election" in Serbia September 24.

ZIMBABWE / BOMB, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- Zimbabwe's The Movement for Democratic Change political party says the government is responsible for an attack on the party's headquarters.

SAF-BOMB, Voice of America, 12 September 2000 -- The blast appears to have been targeted at a political party meeting, just hours after South Africa's parliament finished a debate on the recent series of terrorist attacks in the Western Cape region.

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