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• BUSH BUDGET VOA 29 Aug 2001 -- President Bush wants more money for defense despite figures that show he may have to borrow from government retirement accounts to balance this year's budget. VOA's Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush says he will not back down from asking Congress for 18-billion dollars more for the military.

Defense Industry

• ELTA WINS US$ 60M CONTRACT FOR ESM/ELINT (ELECTRONIC SUPPORT MEASURES) SYSTEMS FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE "WEDGETAIL" AEW AIRCRAFT Israel Aerospace Industries 29 Aug 2001 -- ELTA Electronics Industries Ltd., a subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries was selected to provide its advanced ESM/ELINT (Electronic Support Measures) systems for the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) "Wedgetail" Airborne Early Warning and Command aircraft (AEW&C).
• Northrop Grumman Delivers Fifth Navy Sealift Ship Ahead of Schedule Northrop Grumman 29 Aug 2001 -- USNS PILILAAU (T-AKR 304), the fifth of seven BOB HOPE Class Strategic Sealift ships being built by Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Ship Systems sector, departed Avondale Aug. 24, 2001, after being delivered to the U.S. Navy ahead of schedule one month earlier.
• Northrop Grumman Scores Bullseye in Successful AMSTE Test Northrop Grumman 29 Aug 2001 -- A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) team successfully engaged a moving vehicle yesterday with a low-cost, precision weapon as part of a contract to develop an Affordable Moving Surface Target Engagement (AMSTE) capability for the Department of Defense. The test took place at the Eglin AFB test range.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 29 Aug 2001
• OPENING REMARKS AT BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL ADVISER ON COLOMBIA United Nations 29 Aug 2001

News Reports

• BUSH FOREIGN POLICY: 'AMERICA'S RISKY PATH' US Dept. of State Foreign Media Reaction 29 Aug 2001
• ATK Composite Technology Supports Maiden Flight of Japan's H-IIA Space Launch Vehicle ATK 29 Aug 2001 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) said rocket motor case and advanced composite material technologies developed by its Aerospace Group supported the successful maiden launch today of Japan's new H-IIA space launch vehicle from Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima Island, Japan.