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Defense Policy / Programs

• PENTAGON/BASES VOA 02 Aug 2001 -- A senior Pentagon official has revealed defense officials are considering shutting down some bases even if Congress fails to approve a formal plan to close military facilities.

Defense Industry

• Boeing Awarded Long-Lead Contract For NATO AWACS Upgrade Boeing 02 Aug 2001 -- The Boeing Company [BA-NYSE] has received a $24 million long-lead production contract to continue a major upgrade of NATO's fleet of 17 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
• JASSM Launches Flawlessly From B-2 Lockheed Martin 02 Aug 2001 -- The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) was successfully launched from a B-2 bomber Tuesday over China Lake, Calif.
• ORBITAL TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE BOOST VEHICLE CONCEPT FOR U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM Orbital Sciences Corp. 02 Aug 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it has been awarded a seven-month contract, worth up to $11 million, by The Boeing Company to develop a concept for an Alternative Boost Vehicle (ABV) for the country’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Segment (GMDS), formerly the National Missile Defense (NMD) program.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 02 Aug 2001
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON SMALL ARMS BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF COLOMBIA United Nations 02 Aug 2001

News Reports

• Genesis Launch Aboard Boeing Delta Rocket Stands Down Boeing 02 Aug 2001 -- At about 6:00 a.m. EDT, officials decided to stand down today's launch of a Boeing Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Genesis spacecraft, due to adverse weather conditions including strong winds.
• Thales acquires sat-nav firms magellan Corp. Thales 02 Aug 2001 -- Magellan Corporation and Navigation Solutions are now part of the Thales group, following approval by U.S. authorities. The acquisition was originally announced by Thales and Orbital Sciences on May 23.