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Gen. Andrew Leslie, commander of > Ottawa's peacekeepers in Afghanistan. > > > > > > > > > Item Number:2 > Date: 10/07/2003 > AUSTRALIA - CANBERRA TO BUY JAVELINS (OCT 07/RAY) > > RAYTHEON PRESS RELEASE -- Australia is set to purchase Javelin > anti-tank weapons to equip its army, cavalry and commando units, > manufacturer Raytheon reports. > > > The U.S. Army executed a letter of agreement, which will result in a > production contract with Raytheon for US$60 million. > > > Paid Periscope subscribers can get more information on the Javelin > at: > > http://www.periscope.ucg.com/weapons/missrock/antitank/w0003585.html > > > > > > > > > Item Number:3 > Date: 10/07/2003 > BELARUS - RUSSIA ACTIVATES STRATEGIC RADAR SITE (OCT 07/RFE) > > RADIO FREE EUROPE -- A Russian early warning system was reportedly > activated in Belarus, reports Radio Free Europe. > > > The Volga-type radar system is meant to replace a similar station > located in Skrunda, Latvia, until 1998. > > > The system can track ballistic missiles more than 2,900 miles away. > > > > > > > Item Number:4 > Date: 10/07/2003 > CZECH REPUBLIC - PRAGUE SEEKS F-16S (OCT 07/DOD) > > DEPT. OF DEFENSE -- The Czech Republic wants to buy 16 F-16 fighters > from the U.S., according to a Pentagon press release. > > > Prague wants to purchase 12 F-16A Block 15 fighters, two F-16B Block > 10 and two F-16A Block 10 aircraft for parts. > > > The sale could also include 20 AIM-120C missiles. > > > The estimated cost of the contract is $650 million. > > > Paid Periscope subscribers can get more information on the F-16 and > AIM-120C, respectively, at: > > http://www.periscope.ucg.com/weapons/aircraft/fighter/w0003152.html > > http://www.periscope.ucg.com/weapons/missrock/antiair/w0003591.html > > > > > > Item Number:5 > Date: 10/07/2003 > DEM REP OF CONGO - PEACEKEEPERS DISCOVER MASSACRE (OCT 07/REU) > > REUTERS -- U.N. peacekeeping troops found 23 bodies in what appears > to be the latest in a series of massacres of civilians in the > northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, Reuters reports. > > > The victims, who were found in a small village about 40 miles > northeast of Bunia, appeared to be ethnic Hema, "mostly killed by > machetes and bullets," said a U.N. spokeswoman. > > > Local residents told peacekeepers another 32 people have already > been buried following the attack, which took place on Monday. > > > > > > Item Number:6 > Date: 10/07/2003 > EGYPT - CAIRO REQUESTS MORE ABRAMS TANKS (OCT 07/DSCA) > > U.S. DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY -- Egypt has requested a > sale that would raise the quantity of M1A1 Abrams tank co-production > from the current level of 755 tanks to 880 tanks, the U.S. Defense > Security Cooperation Agency reports. > > > The co-production program includes tank kits each with a commander's > independent thermal viewer, firepower enhancement package and armor > upgrades. > > > If all options are exercised, the value of the contract would exceed > US$900 million for primary contractor General Dynamics. > > > Paid Periscope subscribers can get more information on the M1A1 > Abrams at: > > http://www.periscope.ucg.com/weapons/gcv/tanks/w0003593.html > > > > > > > > > Item Number:7 > Date: 10/07/2003 > FRANCE - MIRAGE FIGHTERS TO BE UPGRADED (OCT 07/FMOD) > > FRENCH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE -- The French procurement agency DGA has > launched an upgrade program for the air force's Mirage 2000N > fighters, according to the Ministry of Defense. > > > The K3 upgrade will allow the Mirages to operate the ASMPA nuclear > stand-off missile, which is the successor to the ASMP missile > currently in service. > > > The fighters will also be equipped with a next-generation > reconnaissance pod, designated Reco NG. > > > Dassault Aviation, MBDA and Thales Optronique were selected to > perform the upgrade. > > > Paid Periscope subscribers can get more information on the Mirage > 2000N and the ASMP, respectively, at: > > http://www.periscope.ucg.com/weapons/aircraft/fighter/w0000031.html > > http://www.periscope.ucg.com/weapons/missrock/landatk/w0000123.html > > > > > > > Item Number:8 > Date: 10/07/2003 > HUNGARY - ANNOYED, BUDAPEST THREATENS TO CLOSE BASE (OCT 07/AFP) > > AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE -- Feeling slighted that the United States > decided not to use a military base at Taszar to train Iraqi police > officers, Hungary said it will might close down the base in the next > few months, Agence France-Presse reports. > > > "If the U.S. decides it has no further use of the base, then Hungary > will close it down within the next few months because we don't need > it," said Foreign Minister Laszlo Kovacs. > > > Washington decided training the policemen in Jordan was a more > cost-effective solution than shipping the 28,000 candidates to > Hungary. > > > Taszar has been leased to the U.S. as a logistics base since 1995 > and was used during NATO's 1999 air campaign against former Serbian > leader Slobodan Milosevic. > > > > > > > > > Item Number:9 > Date: 10/07/2003 > IRAN - TEHRAN WILL CONTINUE URANIUM ENRICHMENT (OCT 07/CNN) > > CABLE NEWS NETWORK -- Saying it will not bow to international > pressure concerning its nuclear ambitions, Iran insisted it will > continue its uranium-enrichment program, CNN reports. > > > "We will not allow anyone to deprive us of our legitimate right to > use nuclear technology, particularly enrichment for providing fuel > for nuclear plants," said Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi. > > > Kharrazi said Tehran has no intentions to quit the nuclear > Non-Proliferation Treaty, commenting that the development of nuclear > weapons would be contrary to Iran's religious values. > > > The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has urged Iran to open > up its nuclear program for unfettered inspections or face possible > United Nations sanctions. > > > > > > > > > Item Number:10 > Date: 10/07/2003 > IRAQ - U.S. FORCES FACE SHORTAGE OF INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL (OCT 07/WSJ) > > WALL STREET JOURNAL -- U.S. forces in central Iraq are facing a > shortage of interrogators and counter-intelligence troops, reports > the Wall Street Journal. > > > "Right now, I have more than enough combat power," said the > commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, Brig. Gen. Martin Dempsey. > "What I need to know is where to apply it." > > > Each of the six brigades deployed to Baghdad has had to make due > with a four-man intelligence team. > > > The manpower shortage will only become worse when reserve > intelligence personnel return home, say officials. > > > To make matters worse, many intelligence officers have admitted that > they came to Iraq ill-equipped for a guerrilla war. > > > > > > Item Number:11 > Date: 10/07/2003 > ISRAEL - MORE AIRSTRIKES ARE POSSIBLE IN SYRIA (OCT 07/CNN) > > CABLE NEWS NETWORK -- Israeli officials would not rule out another > attack on Syria aimed at eliminating support for Palestinian > terrorists, CNN reports. > > > "There could be more, there could be not," said an Israeli > government spokesman. > > > However, the spokesman said that while "Iran is not a target," > Tehran should stop supporting militants in Lebanon. > > > > > > > > > Item Number:12 > Date: 10/07/2003 > MALAYSIA - TROOPS HUNT FOR KIDNAPPERS AFTER RAID ON RESORT (OCT 07/AFP) > > AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE -- Malaysian Defense Minister Najib Razak said > a group of armed raiders kidnapped six foreign workers from a > holiday resort in Borneo, Agence France-Presse reports. > > > The 10 raiders escaped from the resort by speedboat, taking with > them Indonesian and Filipino captives, Najib said. > > > "I have instructed reinforcements to be sent to that area. One > battalion has been deployed to the area to enhance security," the > minister said. > > > Police believe the group took the workers so they can be held for > ransom. > > > There is no indication that this group is related to the Philippine > rebel group Abu Sayyaf, which carried out similar attacks three > years ago, police said. > > > > > > > > > Item Number:13 > Date: 10/07/2003 > NORTH KOREA - PYONGYANG TRIES TO FREEZE JAPAN OUT OF TALKS (OCT 07/REU) > > REUTERS -- North Korea said Japan was not welcome at future talks on > Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, accusing Tokyo of > inappropriately bringing other issues to the table, including the > abduction of Japanese citizens, Reuters reports. > > > "Japan is nothing but an obstacle to the peaceful settlement of the > nuclear issue between [North Korea] and the U.S.," said a statement > on North Korean state radio. "It has lost its qualification to be a > trustworthy dialogue partner." > > > "The nuclear issue is not a bilateral issue between Japan and North > Korea, but is of serious consequence to the region and the > international community," responded a Japanese Foreign Ministry > spokesman. > > > "We do not accept any notion that a certain country in the six-party > talks can be banned by any other party. The six-party talks are > formed with the participation of those countries that are gravely > concerned with the issue," the ministry spokesman added. > > > > > > > > > Item Number:14 > Date: 10/07/2003 > PAKISTAN - GUNMEN KILL FIVE IN ISLAMABAD (OCT 07/SKY) > > SKY NEWS -- Unidentified gunmen killed five people in the Pakistani > capital of Islamabad, reports Sky News. > > > Shots were fired on a vehicle belonging to Maulana Azam Tariq, a > member of parliament and the head of the Sunni extremist group > Sipah-e-Sahab, said a senior official. > > > Tariq was not in the car at the time of the attack, said the > official. > > > > > > Item Number:15 > Date: 10/07/2003 > PAKISTAN - SECURITY FORCES ATTACK PURPORTED TERRORIST CAMP (OCT 07/PTI) > > PRESS TRUST OF INDIA -- Pakistani security forces destroyed what > they called a Harkat-ul-Mujahideen terrorist training camp in the > North West Frontier Province ahead of a visit by two senior U.S. > State Dept. officials, reports the Press Trust of India. > > > Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Assistant Secretary > for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca arrived in Pakistan on > Monday to meet with President Pervaiz Musharraf at the army's > headquarters outside of Islamabad. > > > The Americans were scheduled to discuss counter-terrorism efforts, > bilateral military relations, as well as reconstruction efforts in > Afghanistan and Iraq. > > > > > > Item Number:16 > Date: 10/07/2003 > PHILIPPINES - MANILA SHOOTS FOR MILITARY AID DURING BUSH'S VISIT (OCT 07/STIMES) > > STRAITS TIMES -- The Philippines will request 30 military > helicopters and 30,000 M-16 assault rifles when President George > Bush travels to Manila later this month, reports the Straits Times. > > > "There will be substantive talks on the defense needs of the > Philippines and how the United States can help to meet them," during > Bush's visit on Oct. 18, said Foreign Secretary Blas Ople. > > > Bush promised military assistance to the Philippines when President > Gloria Arroyo visited the White House earlier this year. > > > > > > Item Number:17 > Date: 10/07/2003 > POLAND - GENERAL ADMITS TO ERROR OVER MISSILE REPORT (OCT 07/DN) > > DEFENSE NEWS -- Poland's top general said his troops made an error > when they said they had identified a group of recently manufactured > French missiles in Iraq, Defense News reports. > > > Polish peacekeepers made an "error of interpretation," said Chief of > Staff Gen. Czeslaw Piatas. > > > "The official statement, unauthorized, was released prematurely, > while checks were still being carried out," said Piatas. > > > > > > Item Number:18 > Date: 10/07/2003 > TAIWAN - DEFENSE INSTITUTE HALTS STEALTH PROGRAM (OCT 07/TAI) > > TAIPEI TIMES -- The Taiwanese military's Chung Shan Institute of > Science and Technology has abandoned a program to develop stealth > technology for fighter planes, reports the Taipei Times. > > > After two years, the institute failed to produce a radar-absorbing > paint, said sources in the defense ministry > > > An Indigenous Defense Fighter was painted with the material, but > after 50 flights it failed to pass development tests. > > > Paid Periscope subscribers can get more information on the > Indigenous Defense Fighter at: > > http://www.periscope.ucg.com/weapons/aircraft/fighter/w0002307.html > > > > > > Item Number:19 > Date: 10/07/2003 > THAILAND - SHAN STATE ARMY TO DISMANTLE BORDER POSTS (OCT 07/BANPOST) > > BANGKOK POST -- The Shan State Army (SSA) rebel group said it would > cooperate with the Burmese military's demand to remove its outposts > from Thai territory, reports the Bangkok Post. > > > Some of the outposts were "intentionally" established on the Thai > side of the border to fight drug traffickers, said SSA leader Yawd > Serk. > > > The SSA has about 5,000 members, but has been expanded as of late as > fighters from other groups join its ranks, said Serk. > > > > > > Item Number:20 > Date: 10/07/2003 > TURKEY - GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO SEND TROOPS TO IRAQ (OCT 07/BBC) > > BRITISH BROADCASTING CORP. -- Turkey's Cabinet has agreed to a > request from the U.S. to send an undetermined number of peacekeepers > to Iraq, reports the BBC. > > > The parliament must also approve the deployment. > > > "We hope that they stay for less than one year," said a government > spokesman. > > > If the Turks do deploy to Iraq, they will be the first from a > largely Muslim country to do so. > > > > > > Item Number:21 > Date: 10/07/2003 > USA - NEW WHITE HOUSE TEAM WILL FOCUS ON IRAQ COORDINATION (OCT 07/UPI) > > UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL -- President George Bush confirmed the > creation of a new working group within the National Security Council > (NSC) to coordinate interagency efforts to stabilize and rebuild > Iraq, UPI reports. > > > Bush said the group's formation did not mean authority or influence > is being taken from the Coalition Provisional Authority or the Dept. > of Defense. > > > "You know, it's common for the National Security Council to > coordinate efforts, interagency efforts and Condi Rice, the national > security adviser, is doing just that," Bush said. "Condi's job and > Condi's team is going to make sure that the efforts (to reconstruct > Iraq) continue to be coordinated so that we continue to make > progress." > > > The NSC team will focus on counterterrorism, economic development, > political affairs and media relations/communications regarding U.S. > efforts in Iraq. > > > > > > > > > Item Number:22 > Date: 10/07/2003 > USA - RAYTHEON TEAM WINS AIR FORCE INTEL CONTRACT (OCT 07/RAY) > > RAYTHEON PRESS RELEASE -- A Raytheon team was awarded a $360 million > contract to upgrade the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Common Ground > System (DCGS) intelligence network, according to a company press > release. > > > The team includes BAE Systems and General Dynamics. > > > The upgrade will transform the DSCG by integrating multiple > intelligence systems into one global network-based structure. > > > > > > Item Number:23 > Date: 10/07/2003 > USA - SMITHS GROUP WINS JSF CONTRACT (OCT 07/SMITHS) > > SMITHS AEROSPACE -- Lockheed Martin selected Smiths Group to provide > its Times microwave broadband airborne cable assemblies for the > Joint Strike Fighter, according to a Smiths press release. > > > The cable assemblies are designed to handle high-speed data > transfers in extreme environments. > > > The contract is worth an estimated $500 million. > > > Paid Periscope subscribers can get more information on the JSF at: > > http://www.periscope.ucg.com/weapons/aircraft/attack/w0004635.html > > > > > > > For more information on any of the weapons or military services described above, visit Periscope's Users Page at http://www.periscope.ucg.com. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to ddnc as: ccline@msn.com > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-ddnc-17257884P@list.periscope1.com >
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