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June 2005 Intelligence News

  • US Puts Financial Sanctions on Key Syrian Officials VOA 30 Jun 2005 -- The United States Thursday moved to freeze financial assets of Syria's interior minister and its military intelligence chief for Lebanon. Administration officials said the action is aimed at prodding Damascus to end its intelligence role in Lebanon, and tighten its border with Iraq.
  • Time Magazine To Cooperate In CIA Leak Probe VOA 30 Jun 2005 -- Time magazine has decided to comply with a federal court order to hand over notes from one of its reporters that could shed light on who leaked the identity of a covert CIA agent to the press two years ago. Two reporters face imprisonment in connection with the investigation
  • U.S. Moves To Freeze Assets of Two Syrian Intelligence Officers Washington File 30 Jun 2005 -- The U.S. government has taken actions to financially isolate two Syrians accused of directing Syria's military and security operations in Lebanon, according to a Treasury Department press release June 30.
  • Italian Government Says It Had No Prior Knowledge of Imam Kidnapping VOA 30 Jun 2005 -- An Italian cabinet minister has denied that the government had prior knowledge of the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian imam, carried out by CIA operatives in Milan in 2003.
  • Arrest Warrants for CIA Operatives Could Strain US-Italian Relations VOA 30 Jun 2005 -- Relations between Italy and the United States are being tested after arrest warrants were issued last week for 13 CIA operatives suspected of abducting an Egyptian terror suspect. But the Washington Post newspaper is now reporting that some Italian officials were aware of the operation.
  • General Says Guantanamo Vital for Gathering Terror Intelligence Washington File 29 Jun 2005 -- Since the detention center at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base opened in January 2002, intelligence officers have conducted 28,000 interrogations of enemy combatants, and there have been 10 reported cases of abuse over the same period, says the current commander of the facility.
  • Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout UAV Takes Center Stage at Air Demonstration Northrop Grumman 30 Jun 2005 -- On June 27, Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) demonstrated fully autonomous flight, operational flexibility and showcased the complete U.S. Navy system architecture -- demonstrating key Navy requirements including the tactical-control system, ground-control station and data transmission using a tactical common-data link -- during a two-hour flight demonstration at the Navy's Webster Field annex, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
  • Thales and CNN launch Dupuy de Lôme signals intelligence vessel Thales 30 Jun 2005 -- DGA (Defence Procurement Agency) awarded the contract to build and outfit the Dupuy de Lôme to the Thales and CNN (Compagnie Nationale de Navigation) partnership in late December 2001. The contract comprises a firm part for vessel construction and a conditional part for maintenance and operational support during the first five years. CNN undertook to build the platform; Thales to install all shipboard electronic systems.
  • Bush Approves Recommendations on Intelligence Changes Washington File 29 Jun 2005 -- President Bush has authorized the creation of a National Security Service within the FBI to consolidate the Department of Justice's intelligence and national security elements, as well as the establishment of a National Counter Proliferation Center to coordinate U.S. intelligence activities concerning the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
  • World: Tensions Rise Over U.S. Terror War 'Renditions' RFE/RL 29 Jun 2005 -- There are fresh tensions in Europe over the United States' war on terrorism. This week, an Italian magistrate issued arrest warrants for 13 alleged agents of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, accusing them of kidnapping a radical Muslim cleric in Milan and flying him to Egypt where he reportedly was tortured. It is not the first time U.S. agents in Europe have been suspected of engaging in "rendition"
  • Bush Acts on WMD Commission Recommendations VOA 29 Jun 2005 -- The Bush Administration is trying to improve efforts to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
  • Russian Scientist Gets Reduced Sentence RFE/RL 29 Jun 2005 -- Russia today reduced by one year the 14-year jail term being served by a Russian physicist convicted of spying for China.
  • BAE SYSTEMS Receives NIAP's Highest Security Rating For Secure Operating System To Date BAE Systems 27 Jun 2005 -- BAE Systems Also Unveils XTS-400 Version STOP 6.1.E for Secure Interoperability and Data Sharing Among Diverse Networks and Classification Levels
  • Ahmadinejad's election 'another UK intelligence failure' IRNA 27 Jun 2005 -- The election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's new president is the latest in a long line of intelligence failures by British Foreign Office, according to the Guardian newspaper.
  • Colombia's President Blames Intelligence Failure for Attack VOA 27 Jun 2005 -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe traveled to the site of a recent attack by arms rebels on Colombian soldiers that left 19 dead near the Ecuadorian border and another six near Venezuela.
  • Italy Orders Arrest of 'CIA Operatives' for Kidnapping VOA 25 Jun 2005 -- An Italian judge has ordered the arrest of 13 U.S. citizens linked to the Central Intelligence Agency. Italian authorities charge the Americans abducted an Egyptian imam from Milan, in northern Italy, over two years ago.
  • BAE SYSTEMS Signs International Distributor Agreement With ICS BAE Systems 23 Jun 2005 -- SAN DIEGO -- BAE Systems has signed an International Distributor Agreement with International Computer Systems (London) Ltd. (ICS) , to distribute its Geospatial Exploitation Products (GXP) in Jordan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) through sister companies in Amman and Dubai. The distributor agreement with ICS extends BAE Systems commitment to involve international partners to distribute its technically advanced photogrammetry and image analysis software, which includes SOCET SET and SOCET GXP.
  • Northrop Grumman's Next-Generation Fire Scout UAV on Track Northrop Grumman 23 Jun 2005 -- The next-generation RQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) produced by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently completed several milestone reviews critical to the system's continued development.
  • Middle East: Fatal Crash Proves That U-2 Spy Plane, While Seldom Seen, Is Still Often Flown RFE/RL 23 Jun 2005 -- World attention is once again focused on the seldom-seen U-2 spy plane. One of the high-altitude surveillance aircraft belonging to the United States military crashed in the Middle East yesterday, killing its pilot.
  • U.S. Spy Plane Crashed At U.A.E. Air Base RFE/RL 23 Jun 2005 -- The state news agency of the United Arab Emirates, WAM, reports that the U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane that was reported down somewhere in southwest Asia earlier today crashed during landing at an air base in the U.A.E.
  • Atlas on Global Environmental Change Uses U.S. Satellite Imagery Washington File 22 Jun 2005 -- A collection of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) before-and-after satellite images for 80 sites around the world is featured in a new atlas from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) that documents global environmental changes.
  • PILOT DIES AFTER U-2 CRASH IN SOUTHWEST ASIA CENTCOM 22 Jun 2005 -- The pilot of a U.S. Air Force U-2 died when the plane crashed in Southwest Asia at 11:30 p.m. (GMT) Tuesday.
  • Chinese Defector Presents "New Evidence" In Australia Spy Row VOA 21 Jun 2005 -- A former Chinese secret policeman who is seeking asylum in Australia has provided more evidence to support his allegations that Beijing has a network of agents carrying out surveillance on dissidents.
  • Boeing Team Demonstrates Advanced Autonomous Flight Control for UAVs Boeing 21 Jun 2005 -- Boeing and a team of flight control scientists from academia have demonstrated leading-edge flight control technologies that potentially could dramatically improve the mission effectiveness of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles.
  • Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Team Efforts Recognized by U.S. Air Force Northrop Grumman 21 Jun 2005 -- The U.S. Air Force has recognized a combined Air Force-Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) maintenance team for its support of an RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle deployed as part of the global war on terrorism. The team was named "April Maintenance Team of the Month."
  • Predator provides close-air support to embattled Marines in Iraq AFPN 20 Jun 2005 -- An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed an anti-Iraqi forces mortar launch site near Al Qaim on June 18 while assisting Marines under enemy fire.
  • Congressman Tries to Renew Focus on US Justifications for War in Iraq VOA 16 Jun 2005 -- A Democratic member of Congress is trying to focus new attention on a document known as the Downing Street Memo, in which British officials are quoted as describing the Bush administration as having shaped intelligence findings to justify a pre-determination to go to war against Saddam Hussein.
  • Russia, Belarus To Conduct Open Skies Mission over United States Washington File 16 Jun 2005 -- During the week of June 20, a joint Russian-Belarusian team will conduct its first observation mission in 2005 over the United States under the terms of the Open Skies Treaty, the U.S State Department announced June 15.
  • Northrop Grumman Reaches Significant Technical Milestone for Maritime Global Hawk Program Northrop Grumman 15 Jun 2005 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) reached a significant technical milestone for its maritime Global Hawk program May 20 when the unmanned air vehicle, operating at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., streamed real-time electronic information to analysts at its future operating base, Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md.
  • BAE SYSTEMS-Raytheon Team To Provide Next Generation Mission Planning Capabilities For The U-2 BAE Systems 13 Jun 2005 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a BAE Systems-Raytheon team a $12.9 million contract to develop an advanced network-centric mission planning capability for its U-2 reconnaissance aircraft.
  • BAE SYSTEMS Flies World's First Flapless Air Vehicle BAE Systems 13 Jun 2005 -- BAE Systems, in partnership with Manchester University has flown the world’s first air vehicle with a new flapless flow control as part of a research programme it is undertaking to look at technologies for future Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs).
  • IAI's Elta Systems Awarded $8 Million Contract to Develop Real Time Intelligence System Israel Aerospace Industries 13 Jun 2005 -- An $8 million contract to develop a Real Time Intelligence Center (RICENT) has been awarded to IAI's Elta Systems Group & Subsidiary by an undisclosed customer. The system is a derivative of Elta's EL/S-8994RT RICENT.
  • Multi-Mission Airborne Reconnaissance Surveillance System (MARSS) Developed By IAI' Elta Systems Group Israel Aerospace Industries 13 Jun 2005 -- A new Multi-Mission Airborne Reconnaissance & Surveillance System (MARSS) system has been developed by Israel Aircraft Industries' Elta Systems Group (IAI Elta). MARSS is an airborne intelligence and C4I system that performs simultaneous signal intelligence (SIGINT) and image intelligence (IMINT) missions in all-weather conditions.
  • IAI To Display Bird-Eye 400 Mini-UAV At The Paris Air Show Israel Aerospace Industries 13 Jun 2005 -- Israel Aircraft Industries' Malat Division will display its newest Unmanned Aerial Vehicle development, the Bird-Eye 400 Mini-UAV, at the 2005 Paris Air Show.
  • IAI To Display Two New Tactical UAVs At The Paris Air Show Israel Aerospace Industries 13 Jun 2005 -- Israel Aircraft Industries' Malat Division will display its two new tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that feature pinpoint launch and recovery have been introduced by Israel Aircraft Industries Malat Division.
  • Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Team to Pursue DCGS Business Lockheed Martin 13 Jun 2005 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today announced the signing of an agreement to jointly pursue upcoming opportunities for Distributed Common Ground Systems (DCGS) that provide integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.
  • Northrop Grumman's Second Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator Successfully Completes First Flight Northrop Grumman 13 Jun 2005 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) second RQ-4A Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator has successfully completed its first flight, a critical step forward in the U.S. Navy's planned Maritime Demonstration program.
  • Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Team to Pursue DCGS Business Northrop Grumman 13 Jun 2005 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) today announced the signing of an agreement to jointly pursue upcoming opportunities for Distributed Common Ground Systems (DCGS) that provide integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.
  • Report: Pilot error caused Predator crash AFPN 10 Jun 2005 -- Pilot error caused the Nov. 24, 2004 crash of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle at an undisclosed military installation in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, according to an accident investigation board report released June 10.
  • Australia Hints at China Spy Ring Investigation VOA 09 Jun 2005 -- Australia has given a hint that its intelligence agencies are investigating claims that hundreds of Chinese spies are operating on its soil. The allegations have been made by two Chinese men seeking asylum in Australia.
  • New technology unveils hidden data in images AFPN 06 Jun 2005 -- Using the power and speed of high-performance computers, Air Force Research Laboratory engineers here are finding the keys to unlock hidden data in the digital world.
  • FBI Plagued by Personnel, Technical Problems as It Seeks Overhaul VOA 06 Jun 2005 -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the top U.S. anticrime agency, has been drafted by President Bush into the war on terror. But the change has been hard for the FBI.
  • Northrop Grumman Starts Construction of its X-47B J-UCAS Unmanned Surveillance Attack Aircraft Northrop Grumman 02 Jun 2005 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has started construction of its X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) aircraft, the world's first unmanned surveillance attack aircraft that can operate from both land bases and aircraft carriers.
  • More Than 180 Cases of U.S. Aerial Espionage in May KCNA 02 Jun 2005 -- The U.S. imperialists perpetrated more than 180 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in May, according to a military source.



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