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17 May 2006 Military News

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Defense Policy / Programs

  • Navy Ex-Aircraft Carrier Sunk, 'Reefed' off Pensacola Navy NewsStand 17 May 2006 -- The ex-Oriskany, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, became the largest ship intentionally sunk as an artificial reef May 17 when it was sunk approximately 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla.

  • Rumsfeld Urges Congress to Support Defense Budget Requests AFPS 17 May 2006 -- U.S. troops serving in the war on terror are giving their all and deserve everything the country can give them to help them succeed, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today in urging Congress to pass the fiscal 2007 defense budget and 2006 budget supplemental requests.
  • U.S. Military Capability Much Better than in 2001, Rumsfeld Says Washington File 17 May 2006 -- Today's U.S. military forces are much different -- and more capable -- than they were just five years ago, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says.

  • Rumsfeld, Blum Support Temporary Guard Border Mission AFPS 17 May 2006 -- President Bush's proposal to temporarily boost the National Guard's contribution to U.S. border security stands as a testament to the Guard's flexibility but in no way signals a new, long-term Guard mission, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Congress today.

  • Former Warship Lives on as Largest Artificial Reef Navy NewsStand 17 May 2006 -- After 56 years of existence, the former USS Oriskany (CV 34) has finally been laid to rest as the 888-foot long, 32,000-ton ship sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico in water approximately 212 feet deep and about 24 miles south of the coast of Pensacola, Fla., May 17.
  • Coast Guard Trains Iraqi Marines in Maritime Security Operations Navy NewsStand 17 May 2006 -- The U.S. Coast Guard’s Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 102 is teaching Iraqi marines valuable skills that will help them protect Iraqi infrastructure and territorial waters in the future.
  • Kearsarge Sweeps Force Protection Exercise Navy NewsStand 17 May 2006 -- The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) completed its Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Exercise (ATFPX) May 2, marking another certification toward the ship’s Unit Level of Training Assessment (ULTRA C).
  • USS La Jolla Deploys to Western Pacific Navy NewsStand 17 May 2006 -- Friends and family members said aloha one last time to their submariners as the Pearl Harbor-based nuclear-powered attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) departed her homeport May 16, for a six-month Western Pacific deployment.
  • Improved C-5 promises more faithful years of service AFPN 17 May 2006 -- At a roll-out ceremony May 16 at Lockheed Martin's plant in Marietta, Ga., the Air Force accepted delivery of the first C-5M Galaxy, the first of 111 that will undergo modernization at the facility, extending the fleet's life by more than 25 years.
  • Pentagon Tests Bio-Attack Response AFPS 17 May 2006 -- A full-scale bio-exercise in the Pentagon parking lot today tested how the Pentagon police, in partnership with local emergency services, would respond to a biological attack at the military headquarters.

  • Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 17 May 2006
  • Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 17 May 2006

  • U.S., Australia Agree to Increase Counterterrorism Cooperation AFPS 17 May 2006 -- A new agreement between the United States and Australia opens the door to more information sharing and cooperation in research and development related to combating terrorism.

  • Russian base withdrawal from Georgia to start May 25 RIA Novosti 17 May 2006 -- Russia will start withdrawing its military base from Batumi in southwest Georgia on May 25, a senior military official said Wednesday.

Defense Industry

  • DoD News: Contracts for May 17, 2006
  • CACI Refutes Takeover Rumors and False Media Reports CACI 17 May 2006 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today recent reports in the financial press regarding alleged "takeover talks" between CACI and BAE Systems have unexpectedly caused a number of CACI's federal government clients to raise concerns about potential conflicts of interest with the work CACI is currently performing for those clients in the event there were a BAE acquisition of CACI.
  • Lockheed Martin Receives $28 Million Contract For ICBM Reentry System Upgrade Lockheed Martin 17 May 2006 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has received a $28 million contract modification from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide hardware components for the full-rate production phase of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Safety Enhanced Reentry Vehicle (SERV) program. The entire force of Minuteman III missiles is slated to be upgraded with the SERV modifications by 2011. With options, the total value of this contract modification over six years will be approximately $104 million.
  • EADS and Northrop Grumman welcome the U.S./German Memoranda of Understanding paving the way for Euro Hawk® risk reduction contract EADS 17 May 2006 -- EADS and Northrop Grumman welcome the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) establishing the base conditions for U.S./German government cooperation concerning interoperability of the Global Hawk and Euro Hawk® systems. The German Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defense signed the MoU on the 16th of May in Berlin. The government-to-government MoU is a critical step towards the Euro Hawk® risk reduction contract, which is expected in autumn of this year.
  • NH90, the NATO Standard Helicopter of the 21st Century, Displayed in Flight at ILA EADS 17 May 2006 -- NH90 is the biggest helicopter programme ever launched in Europe, with firm orders for 357 units and options for a further 187. Customer countries which have placed firm orders are France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Oman and Australia.
  • General Dynamics to Acquire Division of Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation General Dynamics 17 May 2006 -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today entered into a definitive agreement with Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation (CMC) to acquire CMC’s Scranton, Penn., division, a manufacturer of artillery projectiles and 120mm mortar bodies. CMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elmhurst, Ill.-based Duchossois Industries, Inc. Terms of the acquisition will not be disclosed; the acquisition will be immediately accretive to General Dynamics.
  • General Dynamics Awarded $19 Million for Stryker-Related Contracts General Dynamics 17 May 2006 -- The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), $19 million in Stryker eight-wheeled combat vehicle-related contracts.
  • Northrop Grumman's Newest Submarine Gets 'Clean Sweep' During Sea Trials Northrop Grumman 17 May 2006 -- The nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered submarine, Texas (SSN 775), returned to Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Newport News sector with a broom atop its sail to signify a clean sweep of the ship's initial sea trials.
  • Thales expands its partnership with Russia Thales 17 May 2006 -- Thales' aerospace activities, ZAO Transas and Mil Moscow helicopter plant JSC have today signed an agreement to design and develop full avionics systems for the new Russian medium multipurpose helicopter, MI38.
  • Boeing ScanEagle Demonstrates New Maritime Capabilities Boeing 17 May 2006 -- The ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and The Insitu Group, successfully demonstrated new maritime capabilities for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) while supporting "Trial Vigilant Viper" off the Scotland coast.
  • Northrop Grumman and EADS Welcome the U.S./German Memoranda of Understanding Paving the Way for Euro Hawk Risk-Reduction Contract Northrop Grumman 17 May 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) welcome the memoranda of understanding (MoU) establishing the base conditions for U.S./German government cooperation concerning interoperability of the Global Hawk and Euro Hawk(r) systems. The German Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of Defense signed the MoU on May 16 in Berlin. The government-to-government MoU is a critical step towards the Euro Hawk(r) risk-reduction contract, which is expected in autumn of this year.
  • Israel Aircraft Industries and CS Communication & Systems Sign Homeland Security Teaming Agreement Israel Aerospace Industries 17 May 2006 -- Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and CS Communication & Systems of France (CS) have signed a teaming agreement to expand their relationship in the French and international Homeland Security market. The agreement leverages IAI’s expertise in unmanned ground and aerial vehicles, command and control solutions and intelligence monitoring with CS’s expertise in designing and integrating command and control information systems.
  • Admiralty Shipyards to ink submarine export contract in June RIA Novosti 17 May 2006 -- Admiralty Shipyards, a St. Petersburg-based company, is planning to sign a foreign contract on the construction of two submarines next month, the general director said Wednesday.

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • Security Council Urges Syria To Set Up Better Ties with Lebanon Washington File 17 May 2006 -- The Security Council May 17 pressed Syria to work with Lebanon to delineate a clear boundary and establish diplomatic relations.
  • THE LAUNCHER ARIANE 5 ECA EADS 17 May 2006 -- The launcher Ariane 5 ECA represents a major milestone for the European space industry. The new generation launcher was developed to keep pace with trends in the commercial launch market, especially larger and heavier satellites, and to satisfy governmental needs. Equipped with the Vulcain 2 main engine and with the new cryogenic upper stage ESC-A the launcher is capable of boosting up to 10 tonnes into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) for a single or dual launch (two satellites at once). Using a reignitable storable propellant upper stage it can also carry the ATV towards the International Space Station into low Earth orbit (LEO).
  • TanDEM-X : DLR and EADS Astrium release new Satellite Mission EADS 17 May 2006 -- Like TerraSAR-X, the TanDEM-X project will be carried out within the scope of a public-private partnership between EADS Astrium GmbH and DLR. It settles the utilisation of data for scientific purposes under the management of the DLR institute for microwaves and radar and for commercial purposes, for which Infoterra GmbH (Friedrichshafen), a subsidiary of EADS Astrium GmbH, is exclusively responsible. The spacecraft will cost approx. 85 Mio. €, Mio. DLR will finance 56 €, EADS Astrium carries 26 Mio. € and three Mio. € will be sourced by marketing of flight opportunities for further payloads.
  • ATV - Europe's supply vehicle for the International Space Station EADS 17 May 2006 -- EADS SPACE Transportation has been developing the unmanned space vehicle under contract to the European Space Agency ESA. After completion of integration of the first flight unit “Jules Verne”, the first mission is scheduled for 2007. ATV is one of the largest and technologically most challenging space vehicles ever developed and built in European co-operation. For the first time in European history, the ATV -launched by Ariane 5- will perform an automatic rendezvous and docking manoeuvre in space.



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