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17 - 18 March 2003 Abu Dhabi,
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The theme for the 2003 Gulf Defence conference
could hardly be more appropriate, as the countries of the Gulf
Co-operation
Council face the current challenges in their region. Timed to
coincide
with IDEX 2003, the conference will bring together senior and
expert
speakers from both Arab and western countries in a single
forum during
the largest land-force exhibition of the year.
The conference will be split into two main components. The
main
conference will take place in the mornings of 17 and 18
March 2003
and these sessions will then be followed during the
afternoons of
the two days with a series of interactive workshops that
will take
the discussions forward into new, specific areas.
The conference will be organised by Jane�s on behalf of the
Emirates
Center for Strategic Studies and the General Exhibition
Corporation
of Abu Dhabi, the organisers of IDEX 2003.
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NAVAL FORCES NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING 31 JANUARY 2003
www.janes.com/defence/naval_forces
US COAST GUARD TAKES ON ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The US, with a 150,000km coastline (including the Great Lakes and
inland
waterways), faces a major challenge in protecting its domestic
maritime
infrastructure and coastal population centers. Approximately
10,000 vessels
enter the country each year, making some 68,000 calls at 361 major
ports
and smaller facilities. Six million containers arrive in the US
from overseas
every year, only 2% of which are inspected.
[Jane's International Defense Review - first posted to
http://idr.janes.com
- 17 January 2003]
UK sells upgraded Type 22 frigates to Romania
The UK signed a government-to-government agreement with Romania on
14
January for the reactivation and upgrade of two ex-Royal Navy (RN)
Type
22 Batch 2 frigates, HMS Coventry and HMS London, for transfer to
the
Romanian Navy.
[Jane's Defence Upgrades - first posted to http://jdu.janes.com
- 27 January 2003]
India signals closure of Gorshkov package
India has announced that it intends to finalise acquisition of the
partially
gutted Russian Kiev-class aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, and
the 'related'
lease-purchase of two Akula (Bars)-class Type 971 nuclear-powered
submarines
(SSNs) and four Tu-22M strategic bomber/maritime strike aircraft
by the
end of its Fiscal Year 2002-03 in March. The value of the package
is estimated
at $2.5 billion.
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 24 January 2003]
Australian ship repair sector in crisis
The Australian naval ship repair and maintenance sector is close
to breaking
point as demand drops off and transient subcontractors undercut
the larger,
long-term industry players on work for the Royal Australian Navy
(RAN).
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com
- 24 January 2003]
Singapore's Project Delta frigate unveiled
Singapore has lifted the veil of secrecy hitherto shrouding the
design
of its six new 110m multipurpose stealth frigates, the first of
which
was laid down at the Lorient yard of French naval shipbuilding and
engineering
group DCN in mid-November 2002.
[Jane's Navy International - first posted to http://jni.janes.com
- 12 December 2002]
SAN review plans future regional role
A new class of multipurpose vessels and the acquisition of a
limited amphibious
capability are key medium-term equipment priorities in the South
African
Navy's (SAN's) latest force structure review.
[Jane's Navy International - first posted to http://jni.janes.com
- 12 December 2002]
Ground sensors give USN footprint ashore
The US Navy (USN) demonstrated a dramatic compression of the
sensor-to-shooter
loop when it successfully trialled a network of unattended sensors
as
part of Fleet Battle Experiment-Juliet during the US Joint Forces
Command's
Exercise 'Millennium Challenge 2002' (MC-02) in July and August
2002.
[Jane's Navy International - first posted to http://jni.janes.com
- 12 December 2002]
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