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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 28. december 2005 / Time Line December 28, 2005
Version 3.527. December 2005, 29. December 2005
12/28/2005
DoD Office Assists Military Sexual Assault Victims
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
[http://www.sapr.mil/]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2005 - A new Defense Department organization
is dedicated to address the needs of servicemembers who have been
sexually assaulted, a senior official said here Dec. 22.
The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office is DoD's central
point of accountability for sexual assault incidents, the office's
deputy director, Dr. Kaye Whitley, said. The office began
operations Oct. 1.
"We focus only on (sexual) assault, not harassment, in the
military," Whitley said.
12/28/2005
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India successfully tested its short-range Dhanush ballistic missile in the eastern state of Orissa, defence officials said.
12/28/2005
CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Solutions of Gaithersburg,
Md. is being issued a cost-plus-award fee modification to
HQ0006-02-9-0002 to extend the period of performance and increase
the agreement value by $307,995,315. This modification is for the
development, integration, and installation of the command, control,
battle management and communications capability for the Ballistic
Missile Defense System (BMDS). This work is central to the
integration of formerly stand-alone system elements into an
effective, layered BMDS, and the interoperability of missile
defense command and control operations, at the various combatant
commanders' sites. The current effort is expected to be completed
December 31, 2005. Funds will not expire at the end of the current
fiscal year. The contracting activity is the Missile Defense
Agency, 7100 Defense Pentagon,Washington, DC 20301-7100. The work
under this modification will be funded using Fiscal Years 2006,
2007 and 2008 funds (HQ0006-02-9-0002).
Raytheon Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kan., is being awarded a
$268,994,493.60 commercial firm-fixed price contract modification.
This action provides for Lot 13 option exercise, JPATS T-6A
production aircraft Lot 13 (54 aircraft) for FY06, and Retrofit
Material Kit B option exercise. At this time $485,541.60 has been
obligated. This work will be complete by February 2009. The
Headquarters Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio, is the contracting activity. (F33657-01-C-0022/P00109).
McDonnell Douglas Corp., Huntington Beach, Calif., is being awarded
a $UNPRICED CHANGE ORDER firm fixed fee contract. The unpriced
change order against the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, other
transaction agreement for pre/post mission engineering and critical
components under the assured access to space program. McDonnell
Douglas will perform supply chain management and technological
improvement tasks to minimize the risk of launch failure for the
Delta IV Rocket on the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program
(EELV) under the Space launch and Range System Program Office. No
funds have been obligated. This work will be complete by June 2006.
The Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air
Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity.
(F04701-98-9-0005-0072)
US Arms export
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft Worth, Texas, is being awarded
a $99,700,000 (not to exceed) firm fixed price & time and
materials contract. This procurement of Foreign Military Sales
(FMS) F-16C/D new aircraft for the Peace Xenia IV (Greece) program
for F-16 Block 52 aircraft. The procurement of 20 operational
single place F-16C Block 52 aircraft and 10 operational to place
F-16D Block 52 aircraft will be accomplished under the firm fixed
portion of the contract. At this time $29,160,000 has been
obligated. This work will be complete by March 2010. The
Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
(FA8615-06-C-6003).
Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a
$50,739,270 firm fixed price contract modification to provide for
102 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile Air Vehicles under the
foreign military sales program for the following countries: Czech
Republic, Hungary, Jordan, Malaysia, and Canada. Total funds have
been obligated. This work will be complete in July 2008.
Headquarters Medium Range Missile Systems Group, Eglin Air Force
Base, Fla. , is the contracting activity
(FA8675-05-C-0070/P00016).
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