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Defense Policy / Programs

• Deployed F-22 Raptors arrive at Andersen AFNS 19 Jan 2009 -- Twelve F-22 Raptors deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, arrived here Jan. 18, for a three month deployment in support of Pacific Global Deterrence mission
• U.S. general says no talks on closing Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2009 -- Kyrgyzstan's government did not bring up during talks on Monday the possibility of closing a U.S. airbase in the Central Asian country, a visiting senior U.S. military official said.
• Russian destroyer escorts 3 commercial ships off Somalia RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2009 -- A Russian Pacific Fleet destroyer on Monday started escorting three commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden during its current anti-piracy mission off Somalia, a Russian Navy spokesman said.
• Russia develops new arms procurement program for 2011-2020 RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2009 -- The Russian Defense Ministry has started the development of a new arms procurement program for 2011-2020, a Russian daily newspaper said on Monday, citing government sources.
• Moscow bans military, dual-purpose exports to Georgia RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2009 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree banning exports of military and dual purpose products to Georgia, the Kremlin press service said on Monday.
• Russian destroyer docked for repairs after Latin American tour RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2009 -- Russian missile destroyer Admiral Chabanenko has docked for repairs at a naval shipyard in the country's Kaliningrad exclave after its recent Latin American tour-of-duty, a shipyard spokesman said on Monday.
• Troop restructuring plan still in pipeline: MND CNA 19 Jan 2009 -- The military is still working on a troop restructuring plan that will be drawn up based on the principles of integrating its service branches for combat missions and maintaining its overall combat capabilities, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a statement Monday

Defense Industry

• Airbus Military initiates testing of the A330 MRTT as a receiver EADS 19 Jan 2009 -- An A330 MRTT built for the Royal Australian Air Force completed another major program milestone when the A310 Boom demonstrator, used as test bed for the new EADS fly-by-wire boom, made a series of contacts during a flight test over waters off the coast of southwest Spain.
• Raytheon's Mid-Range Munition Completes First Cartridge Integration Test Raytheon 19 Jan 2009 -- Raytheon Company , General Dynamics and the U.S. Army completed the first Mid-Range Munition cartridge integration test. The autonomously fired round struck the threat target from a beyond-line-of-sight range of 5.2 kilometers (about 3 statute miles).
• ATK Propulsion and Composite Technologies Help Launch National Reconnaissance Office Satellite ATK 19 Jan 2009 -- Alliant Techsystems composite and propulsion technologies supported the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 19 Jan 2009
• Secretary-General relieved at ceasefires called by Israel, Hamas UN News Centre 19 Jan 2009 -- Voicing relief at Israel’s unilateral decision to halt its 22-day military offensive in Gaza and Hamas’ announcement of a temporary ceasefire, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed his determination to do everything possible to assist Gazans and being the reconstruction process.
• Israeli Troops, Tanks Continue Withdrawal From Gaza VOA 19 Jan 2009 -- Israel continues the gradual pullout of its troops and tanks from the Gaza Strip. The enclave was largely quiet Monday after Israel and Hamas declared separate cease-fires, but Israel is warning Hamas it will attack again if the militants try to rearm.
• Saudi Arabia to give $1 billion for Gaza reconstruction RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2009 -- Saudi Arabia will donate $1 billion to rebuild the Gaza Strip after Israel's military operations in the enclave over the last three weeks, the country's king announced at a summit on Monday.
• ISRAEL-OPT: Gazans heading back to their homes - if they exist IRIN 19 Jan 2009 -- As relative calm settles over Gaza for the first time in three weeks following the Israeli ceasefire, the scale of the humanitarian crisis is becoming evident. Some 100 bodies have been discovered in areas that were previously inaccessible.
• SUDAN: UN warns of humanitarian catastrophe if Darfur fighting continues IRIN 19 Jan 2009 -- The UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan's western Darfur region has expressed "grave concern" for the lives and safety of tens of thousands of civilians in a Darfur town recently affected by "fierce fighting" between rebels and ex-rebels.
• SRI LANKA: Rising concerns over thousands trapped in conflict areas IRIN 19 Jan 2009 -- Concerns are rising over the safety of tens of thousands of civilians trapped in conflict-affected areas in northern Sri Lanka without safe passage out of the fighting.
• In Northeast Congo, Steady Stream of Displaced VOA 19 Jan 2009 -- Humanitarian agencies are reporting a steady stream of displaced people entering the town of Dungu in northeastern DRC. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing rebel attacks. Now, aid agencies are facing major logistical problems in transporting emergency aid to those in need.

News Reports

• Russia, Ukraine sign contract on gas supplies for 2009-2019 RIA Novosti 19 Jan 2009 -- Russian energy giant Gazprom and Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz signed on Monday a contract on Russian gas supplies to Ukraine for 2009-2019.
• Europeans Hope for Better Future With Obama Administration VOA 19 Jan 2009 -- British expectations for Barack Obama are sky high.
• Turkey's PM in Brussels for EU Accession Talks VOA 19 Jan 2009 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is beginning a three-day visit to Brussels to push forward his country's stalled European Union membership talks.
• Thales Alenia Space España contributed to 17 out of 49 satellites launched in 2008 Thales 19 Jan 2009 -- Thales Alenia Space España, Thales Alenia Space's Spanish subsidiary, supplied Active and Passive Radiofrequency communication, digital electronic and data handling units, subsystems and equipment for the main satellite programs launched in year 2008: Star One C2, Amos-3, Turksat 3A, Skynet 5C, SAR-Lupe 4 and 5, Superbird-7, AMC21, Astra 1M, Hot Bird 9, W2M, Ciel-2, Jason-2, Theos 1, Ibex, ATV Jules Verne, Giove-B, among others.
• A very solid year for Thales Alenia Space in 2008 Thales 19 Jan 2009 -- Thales Alenia Space won five contracts for geostationary communications satellites out of a total of 26 ordered in 2008, a market share of 23%, plus contracts for 4 communications payloads, one observation satellite and the low Earth orbit constellation for O3b Networks, comprising 16 satellites.