NAVAL FORCES NEWS - 24 MARCH 2006
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ASTUTE-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAMME - BACK FROM THE BRINK
Four years ago the UK Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems woke up to the full extent of the cost and schedule overruns on the Royal Navy's Astute-class submarine programme. Richard Scott examines the recovery effort since then
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
USN orders first armed Predator
An MQ-9A armed UAV was ordered by the USN in December * The drone will not bein the Mariner configuration
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
EADS wins F125 combat system contract
EADS has secured a USD95 million contract to develop the combat management system for German's F125 frigates * The selection is a blow to Thales, which is upgrading the German's F122 and F123 frigates
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
Talisman UUV is out of the black
The Talisman UUV was first tested in August 2005 * The vehicle has been designed to accommodate a range of mission-specific payloads
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
US pushes African maritime security
The US military is looking to help African states improve their ability to control their territory
[Jane's Defence Weekly- first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 17 March 2006]
Nixon 1973: "I am not a crook!"
Clinton 1998 wagging finger: "I did not have sex with that woman!"
Bush 2005 wagging finger: "I did nothing illegal!"
+ $1,809,593,591,481 Social Security Trust Fund
– $8,017,618,068,106The Gross National Debt
Time will tell all the Truth.
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