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DTN News - WIKILEAKS NEWS: WikiLeaks Publishes All Its US Diplomatic Cables

DTN News - WIKILEAKS NEWS: WikiLeaks Publishes All Its US Diplomatic Cables
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 2, 2011: The anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has released its full archive of more than 250,000 U.S. State Department cables — many of them uncensored.
The State Department says the release could jeopardize the lives of sensitive sources, including opposition figures.
WikiLeaks staff members could not be reached Friday for comment. But WikiLeaks said this week it decided to release the cables because a journalist for Britain's Guardian newspaper revealed the password to unlock the entire unredacted archive in a recent book.
A Guardian spokesman denied any wrongdoing by the paper.
In a statement published Friday on the Guardian's website, the British newspaper along with The New York Times, the Spanish daily El Pais and the German newspaper Der Spiegel deplored WikiLeaks' decision to publish the cables.
The newly-released documents included tens of thousands of cables from countries with which the United States has difficult relationships — including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Venezuela. Until now, WikiLeaks had released censored versions of U.S. diplomatic cables, as well as confidential material on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In Washington, the State Department said WikiLeaks informed it of the impending release of the documents, but ignored appeals not to make them public.
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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 2, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated September 2, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - September 2, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued September 2, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp., Atlanta, Ga., is being awarded a $49,853,499 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery requirements contract to identify emerging sensor capabilities, and assess new or innovative sensor concepts that could be utilized to satisfy emerging or existing requirements; utilize analyses, trade studies, and simulations to determine the best potential sensor solutions to satisfy particular operational requirements, and provide that information to acquisition decision makers; design, develop, and prototype new sensor concepts in order to evaluate their effectiveness and determine suitability for transition to fielded systems; provide technology assessments that quantify the readiness of particular sensor technologies for use by Army forces; perform testing and user evaluations in order to determine the performance of various sensor systems, often against vendor performance claims, and develop recommendations regarding initial or continued use; utilize subject matter expertise to provide technical guidance, assistance, and evaluations relative to specific sensor technology areas; disseminate information regarding sensor technology from other Department of Defense (DoD) and non-DoD sources, and conduct training for rapid equipping force and other government personnel regarding employment of those sensor technologies; and analyze existing and developing threat capabilities to determine future sensor requirements, and provide recommendations on how to address those threats. ESG/PKS, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (HC1047-05-D-4000 0187).

MacAulay-Brown, Inc., Dayton, Ohio, is being awarded a $25,969,228 firm-fixed-price delivery order with estimated cost line items under General Services Administration multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity alliant government-wide acquisition contract for information technology and intelligence services. Specialized Contracting, HQ AFSOC/A7KQ, Hurlburt Field, Fla., is the contracting activity (GSOOQ09BGD0040 Delivery Order: FA0021-11-F-0005).

Dyron Murphy Architects, Albuquerque, N.M., is being awarded a maximum $25,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for construction services, simplified acquisition base engineering requirements at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron/BFLT, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., is the contracting activity (FA4855-11-D-0003).

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Herndon, Va., is being awarded a $14,863,384 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for research and development in order to complete and deliver the Stakeholder Analysis and Strategic Communication Plan, Capabilities Based Assessment Report, and the Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Report to form a baseline for Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and surveillance analytic mission needs organized by key operational mission. The training-mission requirements assessment shall identify training gaps, as well as provide a strategic flight plan to improve intelligence analysis training to meet current and emergent training requirements to improve aircrew and ground forces survivability through improved analytical products. ESG/PKS, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380 0434).

Schafer Corp., Chelmsford, Mass., is being awarded an $8,156,018 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification for particle analysis services, non-personal services for the processing and analyzing of particle samples, for the purpose of nuclear test ban treaty verification for the Air Force Technical Applications Center in support of the U.S. Atomic Energy Detection System. This action is the exercise of the first contract option period. AF ISR Agency/A7KRB, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA7022-11-C-0009 0004).

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Herndon, Va., is being awarded a $6,784,337 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for research and development in order to complete and deliver survivability and vulnerability reports including Weapons Materials Research Directorate Technology Information Report, Systems Integration Analysis and Scientific and Technology Roadmap for Warfighter Enterprise, and Experimental Tests and Test Planning and Reports. These deliverables provide assessments of emerging technology needed to defeat specific threats such as improvised explosive devices and rocket propelled grenades. ESG/PKS, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.. is the contracting activity (SP0700-03-D-1380 0425).

NAVY

TCOM, L.P., Columbia, Md., is being awarded a $38,614,787 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 15 TCOM 22M+ aerostats, tether-up spares, line replaceable units, component kits, and field service representative services in support of Persistent Ground Surveillance Systems being fielded by the Army. Work will be performed in Elizabeth City, N.C. (90 percent); Columbia, Md. (9 percent); and Afghanistan (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2014. Contract funds in the amount of $402,351 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-11-C-0220).

Raytheon, Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded an $8,796,601 modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-6307) to fabricate, assemble, test and deliver five Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) low rate initial production systems. The AMNS will explosively neutralize bottom and moored mines using an expendable mine neutralize device. The system will be deployed from the MH-60 helicopter as part of the littoral combat ship mine countermeasures mission module. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, R.I., and is expected to be completed August 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington D.C., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Ball Aerospace Corp., Boulder, Colo., is being awarded a $36,928,217 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HR0011-10-C-0157). The work is for the Moire Program, which seeks to provide persistent, real-time, tactical video, and missile launch detection and tracking to the war fighter through the development of diffractive membrane optics may facilitate low-cost geosynchronous imaging. Work will be performed in Broomfield, Colo. (73.2 percent); Livermore, Calif. (7.2 percent); Goleta, Calif. (17.2 percent); and Huntsville, Ala. (2.4 percent). Work is expected to be completed by Feb. 10, 2013. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity.

SiOnyx, Inc., Beverly, Mass., is being awarded a $6,952,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (HR0011-10-C-0080). The work is for the Portable Photovoltaic Device Program, which seeks to develop technologies that reduce the mass and cost of portable photovoltaic devices while supporting high power conversion efficiency. Work will be performed in Beverly, Mass. (75 percent); Newark, Del. (20 percent); and Cambridge, Mass. (5 percent). Work is expected to be completed by March 10, 2013. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Carter Industries, Inc.*, Olive Hill, Ky., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for a maximum $12,199,680 for flyer’s coveralls. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Navy and Air Force. The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2013. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM1C1-11-D-1067).

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U.S. DoD issued No. 759-11 September 2, 2011
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DTN News - CHILE DEFENSE NEWS: Final Ex-Dutch F-16s Delivered To Chile

DTN News - CHILE DEFENSE NEWS: Final Ex-Dutch F-16s Delivered To Chile
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 2, 2011: The final batch of surplus refurbished F-16s left Volkel Air Base on Monday, 29 August 2011 heading to there new home in Chile. Thus ending a contract agreed between the governments of the Netherlands and Chile in early June 2009.
This batch of six aircraft from a total of 18 fighters marks the end of a long transfer process, as agreed between the governments of the Netherlands and Chile in early June 2009. On Monday, five aircraft took off from their former home base; one straggler, which could not leave on time, followed the next day.
The sale of Dutch surplus F-16 Mid-life Upgrade (MLU) fighters to Chile began on 1 June 2010 with the official hand-over of the first F-16s to the Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile, FACh). However, the aircraft were first refurbished in the Netherlands. The first batch of six aircraft left on 5 November 2010. A second batch, bound for Chile, took off from Volkel on 6 April 2011.
This is the second sales agreement for F-16s between the two countries after a first contract had been signed in 2006 for the same number of aircraft, following Dutch efforts to cut military expenses by reducing their inventory.
This brings the number of former Dutch F-16 MLUs in the Chilean inventory to 36 aircraft. Twenty-nine of these aircraft feature the “A” single-seat configuration, while seven aircraft are delivered in the “B” two-seat version. Further, the Chilean Air Force operates 10 F-16C/D Block 50, which entered service in 2007, making the Lockheed Martin-built aircraft the backbone of the country’s fighter fleet.
The total price for the purchase of the 18 aircraft in the 2009 agreement is estimated at around €100 million (some CLP 787 million). However, this sum has not been confirmed by the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD). Further, the agreement provided for the training of Chilean technicians by the Netherlands, as well as the delivery of related equipment. In April, an Il-76 transport aircraft delivered spare parts and navigation equipment for the F-16s to Chile.
According to the Dutch MoD, the latest sale of F-16s has reduced the number of combat aircraft in the Dutch Air Force from 105 to 87, including 14 for training purposes. Earlier this year, the government decided to further reduce the ageing F-16 fleet to only 68 aircraft.
The 2009 agreement with Chile equally results from austerity measures, decided in 2007, seeking to generate additional funds by selling surplus equipment, including artillery pieces, main battle tanks and fighter aircraft. In addition to the transfer of F-16s to Chile, the Netherlands sold nine surplus F-16s to the Kingdom of Jordan in 2007.

Chilean Air Force - Current inventory (Wikipedia)

AircraftOriginTypeEntered in serviceIn service
FighterLockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon C/D Block 50 United StatesFighter-Bomber200710(6:C/4:D)
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon MLU United States NetherlandsFighter-Bomber201136(29:A/7:B)
Northrop F-5 Tigre III Plus United StatesFighter-Interceptor197612
CASA C-101 Aviojet Spain ChileAdvanced Trainer198122
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano BrazilLight Attack200912
Total Combat Aircraft116
AEW & CEL/M-2075 IAI Phalcon CONDOR IsraelAWACS19941
TankerKC-135 Stratotanker United StatesAerial refueling tanker/transport20093
Boeing 707 United StatesAerial refueling tanker/transport19961
HelicoptersBell UH-1 Iroquois Huey United StatesTransport Helicopter196614
UH-60 Black Hawk United StatesTransport Helicopter19981
Bell 412 United StatesTransport Helicopter200716
Total Helicopters21
TransportLockheed C-130 Hercules United StatesHeavy Transport19723
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter CanadaStrategic Transport197313
CASA C-212 Aviocar Spain ChileTransport19943
Cessna Citation CJ-1 United StatesTransport/ Instruction IFR20013
Boeing 767 United StatesStrategic Transport20081
Gulfstream IV United StatesTransport VIP19951
Boeing 737 United StatesTransport VIP19972
Model 99 Airliner United StatesPatrol Transport19716
InstructionENAER T-35 Pillán ChileInstruction198533

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