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• U-S DEFENSE REVIEW VOA 08 Aug 2001 -- U-S defense officials are declining comment on reports they may be planning deep cuts in America's troop strength. The Pentagon is reviewing its needs and will present the findings to Congress next month.

Defense Industry

• Final delivery of BAE SYSTEMS lead-in fighter HAWK to RAAF BAE Systems 08 Aug 2001 -- The final Australian-assembled BAE Systems Lead-in Fighter Hawk was today handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at the BAE Systems Lead-in Fighter Support Facility, Williamtown, NSW.
• BAE SYSTEMS selected as preferred tenderer for WOOMERA support contract BAE Systems 08 Aug 2001 -- BAE Systems has been selected as the preferred tender company to provide support services in South Australia's Woomera area for the Department of Defence (DoD) Corporate Services and Infrastructure Group.
• Boeing Harpoon Block II Missile Successfully Attacks Land Target Boeing 08 Aug 2001 -- The U.S. Navy yesterday successfully tested the new Harpoon Block II missile against a land target on San Nicolas Island at the Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division sea range off Pt. Mugu, Calif.
• Lockheed Martin And Senator Jon Corzine Mark Opening of the First Ever Network Centric Development and Test Facility Lockheed Martin 08 Aug 2001 -- U.S. Senator Jon Corzine of New Jersey today marked the opening of the Theater Network Integration Center (TNIC) at Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems (NE&SS)-Surface Systems.
• Oshkosh Fields First MTVR in Ceremony at Blount Island Oshkosh 08 Aug 2001 -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB], a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, recently fielded the first new Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement to the Marine Corps.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 08 Aug 2001

News Reports

• Boeing Delta II Takes NASA on a Trip Back in Time Boeing 08 Aug 2001 -- Today's successful launch of a Boeing [NYSE:BA] Delta II rocket sets the stage for a 38-month NASA mission to investigate the origins of the solar system.
• SPACE SHUTTLE TO DELIVER THIRD CREW TO LIVE ABOARD INTERNATION SPACE STATION Lockheed Martin 08 Aug 2001 -- Space Shuttle Discovery is on the pad, ready for liftoff to the International Space Station. The scheduled launch time is 4:38 p.m. (Central Time) Thursday, August 9.