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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Apr 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
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• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPS 05 Apr 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• Iraqi, Coalition Forces Rescue Kidnap Victims, Nab Terrorists AFPS 05 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi soldiers and police rescued three kidnap victims, and coalition troops captured nine terrorists in operations in Iraq today, U.S. officials reported.
• Iraqi Unit Assumes Security Responsibilities in Salah Ad Din Province AFPS 05 Apr 2006 -- An Iraqi army brigade has begun the first phase of assuming responsibility for security operations in Iraq's Salah Ad Din province.
• Operation Money Worth improves Baghdad area checkpoints Army News 05 Apr 2006 -- Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division improved the security and safety of 21 Iraqi-manned traffic control points during Operation Money Worth last week.
• Two Car Bombs in Baghdad Kill One, Injure Almost 30 VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- Two car bombs exploded in separate incidents in Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding about 30 others.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Secure IEDs, Munitions Cache AFPS 05 Apr 2006 -- Afghan and coalition forces identified an improvised explosive device attached to a bridge, recovered an IED, and discovered a munitions cache in several operations throughout Afghanistan today, just a day after combined forces detained 10 insurgents.
• Pakistan making efforts to promote security along Afghan border: Musharraf IRNA 05 Apr 2006 -- President General Pervez Musharraf told the visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Mr. Richard A. Boucher that Pakistan is making all possible efforts to promote security along the Afghan border, officials said.
• Local Intelligence Chiefs Targeted In Afghanistan RFE/RL 05 Apr 2006 -- Two Afghan intelligence officials, along with four militants with suspected loyalties to the Taliban, have been killed in separate attacks today and on April 4 in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Korean Defense Exercise Tests Surge Sealift Capability Navy NewsStand 05 Apr 2006 -- Military Sealift Command, Far East (MSC FE) based in Yokohama, Japan, and representatives from four Expeditionary Port Units teamed up to manage the massive influx of cargo required to sustain U.S. forces in a real emergency during Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration (RSOI) and Foal Eagle 2006, March 25-31.
• Stethem Explores Akita, Japan Navy NewsStand 05 Apr 2006 -- A welcome delegation of local civic and business leaders greeted USS Stethem (DDG 63) with flowers as she arrived in Akita April 4 for a port visit.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 5, 2006
• ATK and U.S. Navy Complete Successful Critical Design Review of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile ATK 05 Apr 2006 -- The AARGM international government – industry team (Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), US Navy & Marine Corps (USMC) and Italian Air Force) has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). During the CDR, all elements of the AARGM system were thoroughly reviewed to ensure that the weapon system’s predicted performance will meet warfighting requirements and that the program remains on schedule and on cost.
• BAE Systems Precision Mortar seeker survives gun-level shock test BAE Systems 05 Apr 2006 -- BAE Systems has successfully completed initial 120mm mortar weapon-level launch shock tests of its semi-active laser seeker for the U.S. Armys XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) cartridge. The seeker met all test objectives and maintained accuracy during an evaluation at Alliant Techsystems (ATK) rail gun test facility in Elk River, Minnesota.
• BAE Systems fires 2,000th round from NLOS cannon demonstrator BAE Systems 05 Apr 2006 -- BAE Systems has fired the 2,000th round from the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon Concept Technology Demonstrator (NLOS-C CTD) at Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.
• Boeing Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Indicates Compatibility, Utility with U.S. Navy Submarines Boeing 05 Apr 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] has successfully completed a second round of at-sea tests of its Long-term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS), a 20-foot unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) designed to be launched, torpedo-style, from Los Angeles- and Virginia-class submarines to survey underwater objects for up to 60 hours.
• U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $22 Million for Abrams Tank System Technical Support General Dynamics 05 Apr 2006 -- The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $22.3 million contract for M1A1 Abrams tank systems technical support (STS).
• General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Awarded $9.5 Million for Combat Systems Engineering General Dynamics 05 Apr 2006 -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has received a $9.5 million contract modification for continued combat systems engineering for the U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS).
• Lockheed Martin Completes Internal Preliminary Design Review on APKWS II Candidate Lockheed Martin 05 Apr 2006 -- Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) team successfully completed an internal Preliminary Design Review (PDR) March 28-30.
• Lockheed Martin, NetFires LLC Successfully Conduct Second Loitering Attack Missile Boost Vehicle Test Lockheed Martin 05 Apr 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] conducted a successful Boost Test Vehicle (BTV) flight test of its Loitering Attack Missile (LAM) recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. This was the second flight test of the new square body LAM airframe. All test objectives were achieved.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SUSTAINMENT OF DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEM Lockheed Martin 05 Apr 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded an initial $5.99 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to sustain the Defense Message System (DMS) over the next ten years, providing secure, reliable, end-to-end global messaging for the Department of Defense (DoD). The base year on the sustainment contract will run through April 2007 and will be followed by nine one-year options that could bring the potential value of the contract to $750 million.
• U.S. Air Force Awards $32 Million to Lockheed Martin for JASSM Cruise Missile Weapon Data Link Development Lockheed Martin 05 Apr 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a U.S. Air Force task order totaling more than $32 million for the development of a Weapon Data Link (WDL) capability that will enable the extended-range JASSM™ system to engage relocatable and time-critical targets. The JASSM air-to-surface standoff missile system is the world’s first stealthy conventional cruise missile.
• Raytheon-built Standard Missile-2 Block IV with Upgrades is Successfully Flight Tested Raytheon 05 Apr 2006 -- A Raytheon Company Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IV with control systems upgrades was successfully flight tested against a subsonic target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Feb. 16. The upgrades will provide the U.S. Navy with improved performance at a lower cost.
• Sikorsky Awarded $3.0B Development Contract For Marine Corps CH-53K Heavy-Lift Helicopter Sikorsky 05 Apr 2006 -- Sikorsky Aircraft announced today that it was awarded a $3.0 billion System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract for the United States Marine Corps CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. ( NYSE:UTX ).

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 05 Apr 2006
• Taylor Seeks Lawyers, Activists Want Useful Trial VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- As former West African warlord Charles Taylor seeks a defense team for his trial at the special war crimes court for Sierra Leone, human rights activists are calling for a fair and useful trial.
• Sudan Under Fire for Blocking Egeland Visit, Expelling Aid Group VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- The Sudanese government is under fire for blocking the visit of a top United Nations official to Darfur and Chad and for ordering a Norwegian aid group to leave Darfur.
• US House Poised to Approve Sudan Sanctions Bill VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- The House of Representatives is poised to approve legislation that would place sanctions on Sudanese government and military officials considered responsible for atrocities by Arab militias in Darfur.
• SUDAN: UN envoy criticises obstruction by government IRIN 05 Apr 2006 -- United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, said the decision of the Sudanese authorities to block his visit to Darfur and refugee camps in neighbouring Chad was symptomatic of the lack of government cooperation in solving the problems in the troubled western Sudanese region.
• Hamas Official Denies Accepting Two-State Solution VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- The Palestinian foreign minister is denying reports he might accept a two-state solution with Israel
• Gaza Bird Flu Causes Poultry Shortage VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- U.N. experts are warning that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip could begin suffering from protein shortages because so much poultry has been culled because of bird flu.
• NEPAL: Government crackdown on democracy demonstrators IRIN 05 Apr 2006 -- Over 50 demonstrators were arrested on Wednesday in the Nepali capital Kathmandu during rallies organised by the Professional Alliance for Peace and Democracy (PAPAD), a local network of professionals including lawyers, journalists, doctors, teachers and engineers.
• Secretary-General voices concern over confrontation brewing in Nepal UN News Centre 05 Apr 2006 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced concerned today over a confrontation developing in Nepal, where the Government has imposed a ban on protests in Kathmandu on the eve of a planned demonstration by the opposition "Seven-Party Alliance," and has reportedly arrested many government opponents.
• Opposition Leaders Arrested in Nepal as Insurgency Flares VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- Authorities in Nepal have detained dozens of opposition leaders before of a four-day nationwide strike called to protest King Gyanendra's seizure of power last year
• Somali Pirates Hijack South Korean Fishing Vessel VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- A Kenyan seaman's group says it will help South Korea in efforts to secure the release of sailors kidnapped Tuesday by Somali pirates
• Ruling Party Offices Bombed in Istanbul VOA 05 Apr 2006 -- The offices of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party were bombed Wednesday in Istanbul, wounding two people.

News Reports

• Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Completes Assembly of First Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine Demonstrator Pratt & Whitney 05 Apr 2006 -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, has completed assembly of the first Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) demonstrator supporting NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration.
• Alcatel pursues the transfer of its satellite activities and critical systems for security to Thales Thales 05 Apr 2006 -- Alcatel (Paris : CGEP.PA and NYSE : ALA) is pleased that the Board of Thales has approved the acquisition in principle of its satellite subsidiaries, its railway signalling business and its integration and services activities for mission-critical systems. Alcatel would strengthen its position as the reference shareholder of Thales, with a 21.6% stake, while Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault would keep its 5% share and the French state would remain the majority shareholder with 27.1%. With this transaction, the industrial and commercial partnership between Alcatel and Thales would be strengthened.