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• Boeing-Led Team to Unveil New 27mm Gun Pod at Paris Air Show Boeing 15 Jun 2001 -- The Boeing-led team of international ordnance companies that developed the advanced 27mm aircraft cannon for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is unveiling a new gun pod at the Paris Air Show this week.
• U.S. Navy Awards $52 Million Contract to DD 21 Blue Team Led by General Dynamics General Dynamics 15 Jun 2001 -- The U.S. Navy has announced a $124 million contract modification for continuation of design and test planning of its 21st century DD 21 destroyer program.
• Thales wins contract for MARTHA stage 2 Thales 15 Jun 2001 -- The French defence procurement agency (Delegation Generale pour l’Armement) has awarded Thales the development and production contract for stage two of the Martha system.
• The French Army selects the new Thales radio relay for its RITA tactical network Thales 15 Jun 2001 -- The radio relays are designed to equip the French Army’s tactical.The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded Thales Communications a contract worth around 79 million euros to build the new generation of radio relays, the Future Radio Relay Chain.
• Thales and DCN reach agreement on joint company plan Thales 15 Jun 2001 -- The French government and Thales signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today about the formation of a joint company equally owned by Thales and DCN.
• Thales wins french Airborne systems contract worth eur 365 millions Thales 15 Jun 2001 -- The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales Optronique a contract worth FRF 2.4 billion (EUR 365 million) to develop and produce new-generation optronic airborne reconnaissance systems for the Air Force and Navy.
• Bidders join forces for future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) Thales 15 Jun 2001 -- Five leading aerospace and defence companies have joined forces to form AirTanker, to bid for the UK Ministry of Defence’s £9bn Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program. The consortium includes the European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Company (EADS), Rolls Royce, Cobham, Brown & Root Services and Thales.
• Thales and ONERA sign MoU on closer cooperation Thomson-CSF 15 Jun 2001 -- On Friday 9 March 2001, Jean-Pierre Rabault, Chairman and CEO of ONERA, the French Aeronautics and Space Research Centre, and Jean-Robert Martin, CEO of the Thales Group's Defence Business Area, signed a memorandum of understanding to increase the amount of joint research conducted by the two organisations.
• ORBITAL'S TAURUS ROCKET SELECTED TO LAUNCH TAIWAN'S ROCSAT-2 SATELLITE Orbital Sciences Corp. 15 Jun 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that its Taurus rocket, one of the world's premier small space launch vehicles, has been selected by the Republic of China's National Space Program Office (NSPO) to launch the ROCSAT-2 remote sensing satellite.

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• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 15 Jun 2001
• HEADQUARTERS PRESS BRIEFING ON CONFLICT PREVENTION United Nations 15 Jun 2001

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