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• Australian Army Takes Delivery of Two New Boeing CH-47D Chinook Helicopters Boeing 27 Mar 2001 -- C Squadron of the Australian Army's 5th Aviation Regiment, based at Townsville, took delivery of two new Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters in an acceptance and transition ceremony here today. Maj. Gen. Peter Abigail, AO, Land Commander Australia, presided over the ceremony.
• General Dynamics Awarded $3.01M Jet Engine Starter Cartridge Contract General Dynamics 27 Mar 2001 -- The Counsellor-Defence Acquisition & Logistics, Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., has awarded a $3.01 million contract for production of MXU 4 A/A jet engine starter cartridges for the Royal Australian Air Force RF-111 jet aircraft to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• Lockheed Martin Receives Contracts Totaling $84 Million for Multiple Launch Rocket System for the Republic of Korea Lockheed Martin 27 Mar 2001 -- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas has received two contracts totaling $84 million for Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers for the Republic of Korea.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 27 Mar 2001
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON SMALL ARMS BY CO-PRESIDENT OF EMINENT PERSONS GROUP ON SMALL ARMS United Nations 27 Mar 2001

News Reports

• BAE SYSTEMS to help Aerojet build next-generation weather instrument for NASA BAE Systems 27 Mar 2001 -- BAE Systems and Aerojet of Azusa, California, have been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to build the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS).
• Boeing Signs Indonesian Commercial Launch Customer for Delta IV Boeing 27 Mar 2001 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] officials announced that PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) has come to a principal agreement with Boeing to launch PSN's M2A satellite aboard a Delta IV expendable launch vehicle in mid-2003.
• Telenor to Acquire COMSAT Mobile Communications From Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications Lockheed Martin 27 Mar 2001 -- Telenor of Norway (NASDAQ:TELN; OSE:TEL) and Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (LMGT) today announced that Telenor will acquire LMGT's COMSAT Mobile Communications operations for US$116.5 million in cash.