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• PENTAGON / AFRICA PEACEKEEPING VOA 03 Jul 2001 -- The Pentagon says it has made no final decision on whether to terminate U-S military support for peacekeeping training in Africa.
• PENTAGON/THREAT VOA 03 Jul 2001 -- A top Pentagon official says U-S forces in the Persian Gulf region remain on alert in the wake of a terrorist threat. But the official says there are no special concerns related to American celebrations of the Fourth of July, American Independence Day.

Defense Industry

• Tanker & Transport Service Company Limited Submits Bid for Innovative U.K. Air-To-Air Refueling Program Boeing 03 Jul 2001 -- Tanker & Transport Service Company Limited-- representing a consortium consisting of BAE SYSTEMS, The Boeing Company, Serco Group and Spectrum Capital-- today submitted a response to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Invitation to Negotiate for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program.
• Boeing Business Jets Delivers BBJ To South African Air Force Boeing 03 Jul 2001 -- Boeing Business Jets today announced the delivery of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) to the South African Air Force. Armaments Corporation of South Africa Ltd. (ARMSCOR), acting on behalf of the military, purchased the BBJ, which will be used for intercontinental VIP transport in the South African Air Force fleet. This will be the first BBJ based in South Africa.
• Boeing JSF X-32B Completes Vertical Landing With USMC Pilot Boeing 03 Jul 2001 -- Maj. Jeff Karnes today became the first U.S. government test pilot to complete a vertical landing in the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32B aircraft.
• Northrop Grumman Takes Delivery of VTUAV Prototype From Schweizer Aircraft Company Northrop Grumman 03 Jul 2001 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Integrated Systems Sector (ISS) took delivery Monday of a second unmanned prototype of the Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) from Schweizer Aircraft Company, the airframe manufacturer.
• Logicon Software Controls Successful National Missile Defense Booster Verification Test Northrop Grumman 03 Jul 2001 -- Logicon Inc., a Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) company, provided the ground command and control software for the successful verification test of The Boeing Company's National Missile Defense (NMD) booster at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 03 Jul 2001

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