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• Egypt to Upgrade 35 Apaches to AH-64D Configuration Boeing 25 Sep 2000 -- The government of Egypt has signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the United States Department of Defense calling for 35 of Egypt's AH-64A Apache helicopters to be remanufactured into the AH-64D configuration.
• Sanders' Unique Antenna Technology Leads to Commercial Agreement with SKYCROSS Lockheed Martin 25 Sep 2000 -- Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company, has signed a licensing agreement with SKYCROSS Inc., to supply advanced antenna technology for commercial wireless communications and other applications.
• Lockheed Martin Completes Sale of Control Systems Business to BAE Systems for $510 Million Lockheed Martin 25 Sep 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) announced that it has completed the sale of its Control Systems business to BAE SYSTEMS North America, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, Farnborough, England, for $510 million in cash.
• HIMARS Excels in Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) Lockheed Martin 25 Sep 2000 -- Two High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicles successfully participated in the Joint Contingency Force Advanced Warfighting Experiment (JCF AWE) at Fort Polk, La., this month. HIMARS demonstrated its interoperability and overwhelming firepower with contingency forces.
• Oshkosh Truck Develops New Tactical Fire Fighting Truck for U.S. Army Oshkosh 25 Sep 2000 -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB] has developed a new Tactical Fire Fighting Truck (TFFT) for deployment at isolated military installations and sites worldwide.

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• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 25 Sep 2000
• Concerned about spread of Afghan crisis, Security Council renews call for talks, UN News, 25 September 2000 -- Members of the Security Council today expressed concern at the growing spread of the Afghan conflict beyond the country's borders and its destabilizing effect on neighbouring countries, urging the parties -- particularly the Taliban - to resume negotiations under United Nations auspices "without further delay and any preconditions."
• State Department Regular Briefing - East Timor, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 25 September 2000 -- Q: Over the weekend, the Indonesian Defense Minister gave an interview in the newspaper in which he said that the East Timorese who want to rejoin Indonesia were being prevented from doing so by foreign powers...
• Indonesia's effort to disarm West Timor militia "pathetic," UN mission says, UN News, 25 September 2000 -- The head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today described as "pathetic" Indonesia's effort to disarm the militia in West Timor, after a UN delegation attending a disarmament ceremony in the area was threatened by militia supporters.
• Security Council mission to visit Sierra Leone in October, UN News, 25 September 2000 -- The Security Council will dispatch a mission to Sierra Leone early next month to look into ways of ensuring the full application of the Council's resolutions and enhancing the effectiveness of UNAMSIL, the United Nations Mission in the country, according to a letter released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
• Initial deployment of UN observers completed on Ethiopia/Eritrea border, UN News, 25 September 2000 -- United Nations military observers are now in place in four locations on both sides of the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the UN said today.
• Culture of Impunity in DROC Must Be Ended, U.S. Official Says, USIS Washington File, 25 September 2000 -- A "culture of impunity" and the absence of any effective judicial system are fueling the violence against innocent civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC), says David Scheffer, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes.

News Reports

• OSCE Chairperson-In-Office Issues Statement On Fry Elections, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Chairman-in-Office, 25 September 2000 -- In reaction to yesterday's elections in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, said it was clear that the people of Yugoslavia expressed their strong desire for change that will permit them to embrace democracy and rejoin Europe.
• State Department Regular Briefing - Serbian Elections, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 25 September 2000 -- Q: Let's start with the Milosevic situation, please...
• Annan hopes Yugoslav elections will lead to democratic government, UN News, 25 September 2000 -- Awaiting the outcome of the elections in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia "with keen interest," Secretary-General Kofi Annan hopes the electoral process will produce a democratic government that is open to dialogue, his spokesman said today.
• FRY Elections: 'The Real Battle For Power Will Take Place After Elections', Foreign Media Reaction Reports, 25 September 2000 - Foreign media commentary on the Yugoslav elections.