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Current Operations

• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Senior Army Officer Killed In Iraq Attacks RFE/RL 13 Feb 2005 -- Insurgents killed at least five people in attacks in Iraq today, including a senior army officer gunned down in an ambush.

• Second region in Afghanistan now disarmed, UN announces UN News Centre 14 Feb 2005 -- The Jalalabad region of Afghanistan has become the country's second to be disarmed, a United Nations spokesperson announced today.
• Afghanistan: Turkey Takes Over ISAF Command Headquarters RFE/RL 13 Feb 2005 -- Turkish military officials today took over the command headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Technically, the NATO alliance continues to be in charge of the UN-mandated force. The Turkish officers are replacing a unit of mostly French and German troops from the alliance's "Eurocorps" that have been in charge of ISAF headquarters since last year.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Naval Air Technical Training Center Mega Building Reopens Navy NewsStand 13 Feb 2005 -- The Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) re-opened Jan. 27, during a mid-morning ribbon-cutting ceremony with many military and civilians in attendance.

• Conference Urges Renewed Trans-Atlantic Cooperation RFE/RL 13 Feb 2005 -- German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer today called for a renewal of the trans-Atlantic relationship, saying the United States and the European Union "vitally depend on each other."

Defense Industry

• BAE SYSTEMS Exhibits State Of The Art Thermal Imaging Camera At IDEX 2005 BAE Systems 13 Feb 2005 -- BAE Systems Avionics Group will demonstrate its world class, state of the art, thermal imaging camera at the IDEX Exhibition in Abu Dhabi this week.
• BAE SYSTEMS Promotes Self Defence Weapon System Offering Armoured Vehicles And Crews Unprecedented Protection BAE Systems 13 Feb 2005 -- At the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2005) in Abu Dhabi next week, BAE Systems Avionics will be promoting its Remote Weapons Station capability fitted with a high performance Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Weapon Aiming Sight (STAWS).
• BAE SYSTEMS Uncooled Thermal Imaging Technology Keeps Armoured Vehicles Fighting In All Conditions BAE Systems 13 Feb 2005 -- BAE Systems Avionics Group will demonstrate the benefits of its Drivers Night Vision System (DNVS) at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2005) in Abu Dhabi this week
• BAE SYSTEMS HIDAS Technology - Experience The Difference AT IDEX 2005 BAE Systems 13 Feb 2005 -- BAE Systems Avionics Group will demonstrate the benefits of its Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids System (HIDAS) at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2005) in Abu Dhabi this week.
• BAE SYSTEMS Technology Fights Sea Terrorism - PALS On Display At IDEX 2005 BAE Systems 13 Feb 2005 -- BAE Systems Avionics Group will unveil its newly developed marine technology Passive Littoral Surveillance System (PALS) at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2005) in Abu Dhabi this week this is the first time that this equipment has been displayed in the Middle East.
• BAE SYSTEMS Demonstrates World Class Surveillance Systems At IDEX 2005 BAE Systems 13 Feb 2005 -- BAE Systems Avionics Group will demonstrate its world class capability in surveillance systems at the IDEX Exhibition in Abu Dhabi this week.
• World Class BAE SYSTEMS Siren: Protection Against Anti-Ship Missiles On Display At IDEX 2005 BAE Systems 13 Feb 2005 -- BAE Systems Avionics Group will display a model of the SIREN anti-ship missile decoy system at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2005) in Abu Dhabi this week
• INDIA/AVIATION INDUSTRY VOA 13 Feb 2005 -- India's plans to buy hundreds of passenger jets and war planes over the next few years are attracting global aircraft companies. India also is wooing aviation companies to outsource work to the country.

Other Conflicts

• ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS VOA 13 Feb 2005 -- Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad say they will maintain a truce with Israel, raising hopes for an end to four and a half years of Israeli-Palestinian violence. But the militants say the truce will depend on Israeli actions.

News Reports

• TOGO: Three demonstrators killed as ECOWAS demands democratic transition IRIN 13 Feb 2005 -- At least three people were killed in Togo at the weekend when troops fired into groups of opposition demonstrators protesting at Faure Gnassingbe's military-backed seizure of power following the death in office of his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema.
• TOGO/ PROTESTS VOA 13 Feb 2005 -- Opposition parties in Togo are calling for more protests against the military's appointment of the late president's son to succeed him.