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10 May 2006 Military News

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Defense Policy / Programs

  • NATO Missile Defence Feasibility Study Results delivered NATO 10 May 2006 -- Today NATO's Assistant Secretary General (ASG) for Defence Investment and Permanent Chairman of the Alliance Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD), Marshall Billingslea, signed the NATO Missile Defence Feasibility Study and delivered the final report of NATO's Armament Directors to the North Atlantic Council.
  • NATO to build missile defence system for Europe IRNA 10 May 2006 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) announced Wednesday that it has completed a Missile Defence Feasibility Study to protect Europe from missile attacks.

  • Top British Official Says US Should Close Guantanamo Prison VOA 10 May 2006 -- Britain's Attorney General Peter Goldsmith has strongly criticized the United States prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, and called for it to be shut down.

  • DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 10 May 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of April.
  • Raptors to bring air superiority to Northern Edge 2006 AFPN 10 May 2006 -- The Air Force's newest fighter, the F-22A Raptor, will make its Pacific-region debut in exercise Northern Edge 2006 in June.
  • Underwood Sailors Enjoy MWR Activities in Honduras Navy NewsStand 10 May 2006 -- USS Underwood (FFG 36) Sailors enjoyed their latest port visit in Roatan, Honduras, May 5-7 by participating in a few Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities.
  • USNS Comfort Arrives in Norfolk Navy NewsStand 10 May 2006 -- USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Norfolk May 10, as her last stop before heading back to her homeport in Baltimore harbor.
  • Underwood Sailors Conduct COMREL in Honduras Navy NewsStand 10 May 2006 -- USS Underwood (FFG 36) Sailors helped refurbish the Sandy Bay School and Community Hospital in Roatan, Honduras, May 7 during a goodwill port visit for “Partnership of the Americas.”
  • Drug Czar Recognizes Navy Radar Site Navy NewsStand 10 May 2006 -- The White House Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONCP) recognized the Navy’s Forces Surveillance Support Center’s (FSSC) contributions to the war on illegal drugs May 9 in a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, in Chesapeake, Va.
  • Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Successfully Completes COMPTUEX Navy NewsStand 10 May 2006 -- The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group successfully completed its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) May 8.
  • SPAWAR Reservists Change Roles Aboard Enterprise Navy NewsStand 10 May 2006 -- In a change from their typical roles, Navy Reservists from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) are spending their drill time embarked aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65), giving training instead of being trained.
  • Unique aircraft repair saves millions AFPN 10 May 2006 -- It was a long time in coming, but the repair of an F-16 damaged in an accident here December 2000 will save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
  • Next-generation radar to undergo testing aboard Proteus AFPN 10 May 2006 -- A smaller, next-generation radar that will improve the Global Hawk's surveillance capacity will soon undergo testing aboard a Proteus aircraft here.
  • 'Ardent Sentry' Testing U.S., Canadian Crisis Response AFPS 10 May 2006 -- More than 5,000 U.S. and Canadian servicemembers are working with authorities in five U.S. states and two Canadian provinces to test their response capabilities to crises ranging from a major hurricane to a terrorist attack to a pandemic flu outbreak.
  • Army Optimistic Current Recruiting Trend Will Continue AFPS 10 May 2006 -- The largest of the services, the Army is also the most heavily deployed, and with its one-year "boots-on-the-ground" deployment policy, it keeps its members away from home for the longest duration.
  • Active-Duty Recruiting Tops Goals for 11th Straight Month AFPS 10 May 2006 -- All four services exceeded their active-duty recruiting goals in April for the 11th consecutive month and remain ahead of their year-to-date goals, defense officials announced today.

  • Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 10 May 2006

Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for May 10, 2006
  • BAE Systems Completes Qualification of New Thermal Weapon Sight, Receives Additional Production Contract BAE Systems 10 May 2006 -- BAE Systems has completed U.S. Army qualification of the next-generation family of light, medium, and heavy thermal weapon sights (TWS) and has received additional base and option production contract modifications valued at $73 million. The modifications bring the total current contract value to $200 million.
  • BAE Systems statement regarding Babcock international Group PLC BAE Systems 10 May 2006 -- On 23 March 2006, BAE Systems and VT Group plc announced that they were engaged in exploratory discussions with respect to a potential joint acquisition of Babcock. These discussions have now ceased. Accordingly, BAE Systems confirms that it has no present intention of making an offer for Babcock*.
  • Boeing Awarded $25.2 Million Contract to Support Minuteman Flight Test Program Boeing 10 May 2006 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems a $25.2 million contract to support the Minuteman Force Development Evaluation flight test program at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Minuteman ICBM is a three-stage, solid-fueled strategic missile.
  • Eurocopter Proudly Announces the Operational Debut of the Combat SAR EC725 Helicopters with the French Armed Forces EADS 10 May 2006 -- On 10 May 2006, the French Air Force Chief of Staff, General Richard Wolsztynski, presided the official ceremony on the Cazaux Base in which the Combat Search & Rescue EC725 helicopters were declared operational.
  • NetFires LLC Successfully Conducts Loitering Attack Missile Flight Test Lockheed Martin 10 May 2006 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] conducted a successful Control Test Vehicle (CTV) flight test of its Loitering Attack Missile (LAM) recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. This latest flight test of the new square body LAM airframe included a turbojet and demonstrated launch through transition to cruise.
  • Raytheon's Surveillance Radar Program for Taiwan Completes System Design Review Raytheon 10 May 2006 -- Raytheon Company's Surveillance Radar Program (SRP) has successfully completed its system design review (SDR). The two-day intensive technical review took place with the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center, which oversees the contract on behalf of the Taiwan air force, the end-user.
  • Raytheon Awarded $61 Million Contract to Support NOAA's R&D High Performance Computing System Raytheon 10 May 2006 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research and development (R&D) high performance computing system contract to maintain, operate and upgrade high performance computing platforms. The contract award is valued at $61 million; the total ceiling value, inclusive of all options, is $368 million during the next eight years.
  • Boeing Completes Missile Defense Silo Modification Tests Boeing 10 May 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully tested modified underground silo and launch system components for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor, clearing the way for the silo to participate in a system flight test this summer.
  • Orbital Awarded Contract By U.S. Air Force To Define Hybrid Launch Vehicle Architectures Orbital Sciences Corp. 10 May 2006 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it has been awarded a research and development contract by the U.S. Air Force for the Hybrid Launch Vehicle (HLV) Studies and Analysis Program. Under this new contract, Orbital will develop operationally responsive space launch designs that combine a reusable first stage with various types of expendable upper stages.
  • Delivery of first MILIS Thermal Sights co-produced by Theon Sensors and Sagem Défense Sécurité Sagem (Safran group) 10 May 2006 -- On March 23, 2006, the first batch of the MILIS (Milan Lightweight Infrared System) thermal sights was accepted by the Hellenic Army. These sights are manufactured in Greece by the local company Theon Sensors S.A. (Koropi, Greece) as part of the contract signed with Sagem Défense Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) for the coproduction of 147 thermal sights which are going to be used for the upgrade of the MILAN anti-tank system of the Hellenic Army. The ceremony occurred with the presence of representatives of Euromissile and Sagem Défense Sécurité.

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  • Uzbekistan: U.S. Lawmakers Call For Sanctions RFE/RL 10 May 2006 -- U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican, Arizona) and Representative Christopher Smith (Republican, New Jersey) announced on May 9 that they will reintroduce legislation on democracy in Central Asia



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