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jdw.janes.com •VOLUME43•ISSUE47•22NOVEMBER2006
Holding
position
Democratsforce
debateover
earlywithdrawal
fromIraq
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proposedAFRICOM– p13
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Headlines
4 Chinaplansnewspacelaunchers
5 Afghanistanmission‘couldendinfailure’,
NATOboardwarns
Onlinethisweek
Interview
34 JDW talkstoLt
GenUlrichWolf,
Director,NATO
Communicationsand
InformationSystems
ServicesAgency
UNpeacekeeperscouldreach140,000
6 Rulingonunexplodedordnanceratified
NATO;1165331
DutcharefirsttosignJointStrikeFighter
PSFDMoU
Business
23 HalliburtonfloatsKBRdespiteUKMoDconcerns
Armsdealswithdevelopingcountriesreach
recordlevel
TheAmericas
7 FreshdebateeruptsoverUSfutureinIraq
ThePolishAirForcetookdeliveryofitsfirsttwo
production-standardPZLSW-4lighttraining
helicopterson16November
PolishMND;1165347
USCoastGuardunveilsplanfor12patrolboats
8 MissileDefenseAgencylookstobudgetrise
USAirForceinbidtoreformacquisitionprocess
UKshipbuildersholdtalksonconsolidation
24 Berlinlooksatpowertovetoforeigntakeovers
Indiadrawsoninternationalexperienceto
overcomedefenceissues
" SaudiArabiaseeksnewF-15Sengines
" Albaniaplansprofessionalarmyby2010
" Sky-Xmakesfirstautomatictestflight
" Russianfrigateprogrammemarksmilestones
" IEDkillsfourUKpersonnelonBasra
waterway
" USArmybuysmorearmouredvehiclesfrom
Textron
" FNSSreceivesfirstorderforACV-S
Europe
9 USfirmbuysCzechVerasystemcompany
GermanyreceivesenhancedFennek
Opinion
25 Apersistentanddangerousmyth: TheUK
MoDshouldnotjeopardiseeffectivenessfor
thesakeofcuttingcosts,arguesPhilipPugh
SaabquotesGripenpriceforNorway
10 BudgetcastsshadowoverProjectShaman
RomanianlandforcesreceiveinitialHumvees
Briefing:JointTaskForce–East
26 EasternAllure: TheUSistoestablishatask
forceinEasternEurope,whichisdirectly
linkedwiththearmy’stransformationplans.
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12 Canberra,Jakartarevivesecurityco-operation
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HEADLINES
Staff
Editor PeterFelstead
DeputyEditorandMiddleEastBureauChief
RobinHughes
Reporter TonySkinner
Asia-PacificBureauChief RobertKarniol
WashingtonDCBureau:
AmericasBureauChief StephenTrimble
Reporters CaitlinHarrington,
NathanHodge
ThalestoprovidesatcomservicetoISAF
NATOwillsignacontractbytheendofNovemberfor
theFOC+programme,anintra-theatreX-bandmilitary
satellitecommunications(milsatcom)capabilityforNATO’s
InternationalSecurityAssistanceForceinAfghanistan,tobe
providedviaauniqueserviceagreementwithThales.
TimWaugh,programmemanager,NATOSatcomandDeploy-
ableCIS,NATOC3Agency,saidatSMi’sGlobalMilsatcom
conferenceinLondonfrom13-15November:“Thisisanew
dimensionforNATOintermsoftheprovisionofservices.For
theveryfirsttimeinsatcom,weareoutsourcingacapabilityto
acompanywhowillprovidecontractedservice-levelsupportto
NATOwithinthetheatresatcomoverlay.”
UnderFOC+Thaleswillprovidea60+node,secureX-band
network.ThiswilllinkProvincialReconstructionTeams(PRTs)
throughoutthecountrytotheirrespectiveregionalcentresand
fromtheretotheNATOhubinKabul.Fromthehubthealliance
providestheinfrastructureandresponsibilityforreachbackto
NATOheadquarters.TheFOC+willhavetoprovidethreelevelsof
securityforbothvoiceanddata–MissionSecret,NATOSecretand
NATOUnclassified–downtothelevelofPRTlocalareanetworks.
Itisunderstoodthatthenumberofnodescouldberevised
upwards,possiblyexceeding90by2009.Anearlierintention
toproceedwithagreementbetweenNATOandThalesforthe
earlier‘FOC’programmecoveredjust30nodesandthishadtobe
revisedupwards,thuscreatingFOC+.
Waughsaidheexpectedthesystemtobegindeploymentin
December,withfulloperationalcapabilitybytheendof2007.Exten-
sivetestinganddemonstrationhasalreadytakenplaceatNATOtest
beds.Thecontracthasalifeofthreeyearswithfurtheroptions.
AdamBaddeley JDWCorrespondent,London
AdministrativeAssistant MarianChiles
ChiefSubEditor LisaZanardo
SeniorSubEditor JamesAdlam
SubEditors KarenDeans,SusieKornell
Jane’sAviationDeskEditor DamianKemp
AerospaceConsultant NickCook
AirReporter DonnaRichardson
Chinaplansnew
spacelaunchers
Jane’sLandDeskEditor MarkDaly
Jane’sLandForcesContributingEditor
ChristopherFFoss
LandReporter AndrewWhite
TheNGSLVisadeparturefrom
thesmallersolid-fuelledKTrockets.
Chinasnewrocketis29.2mlong,
hasalaunchweightof103.2tonnes
andcanplaceapayloadofmorethan
500kgintoa700-kmSSO.Itisbilled
asanenvironmentallyfriendly,fast-
turnaroundlauncher.
InZhuhai,CASCalsoshowedsat-
ellitetechnologyinacivilianguise
thatcouldbeappliedtotheASAT
mission.Thisincludeselectricpro-
pulsion,high-precisioncontrolsand
theabilitytomanoeuvreintoforma-
tionwithothersatellites.
TheChinaAerospaceScience
andIndustryCorporation
(CASIC)statedthatanew
smallerrocketlauncher
–assumedtobetheNGSLV
–wouldenterservicein2010.
CASICisprimarilyamissiledevel-
opmentandproductioncentre,but
italsobuildstheKTlauncherseries
andisexpandingitsexpertiseinto
smallsatellitesandnanosatellites.
ACASICrepresentativenotedthat
Chinaintendstolaunchmorethan
50smallsatellites(smallerthan
1,000kg)overthenextfiveto10
years.
Jane’sNavalDeskEditor NickBrown
Jane’sNavalConsultant RichardScott
NavalReporter DeniseHammick
Jane’sDefenceIndustryEditor GuyAnderson
IndustryReporters KeriSmith
JonGrevatt
BenVogel
Jane’sBusinessConsultant JamesSmith
ROBERTHEWSON Editor,JanesAir-LaunchedWeapons
Zhuhai,China
heChinaAerospaceSci-
enceandTechnology
Corporation(CASC)has
revealedatwin-track
strategytofielda
newrangeoflaunchvehi-
clesforsmallsatellites.
CASC–thestate-owned
companyresponsiblefor
Chinasspacelaunchprogrammes
–isworkingonanunprecedented
airborne-launchcapabilityanda
liquid-fuelledNewGeneration
SmallLaunchVehicle(NGSLV).
Theairbornelauncherisathree-
stageboostercarriedaloftbya
modifiedXianH-6bomberaircraft
(ChinasTu-16Badgercopy).The
NGSLVisanentirelynewcompact
designthatincorporatesCASCs
latestliquidoxygen/kerosene
engine.
Amodeloftheairbornelaunch
vehiclewasexhibitedattheChina
AirShowinZhuhaiinearlyNovem-
ber,whereaseniorCASCofficial
confirmedthattheH-6istheintended
launchplatform.Thewingedvehicle
weighs13tonnesandcandelivera
50kgpayloadtoasun-synchronous
orbit(SSO)ofabout500km.The
H-6releasestheboosterat11,000m;
first-stageignitionfollowsabout
fivesecondslater.Inlessthaneight
● CASChasshownathree-stage
airbornespacelaunchbooster
● Aliquid-fuelledboosterforsmall
satellitesisalsobeingdeveloped
ProductionController MelanieAris
e-Publishing BichNguyen
GroupManagingDirector AlfredRolington
China’snew airbornesatellitelauncher
willbecarriedunderanH-6bomber
RHewson;1165344
Correspondents
TheAmericas:
ScottGourley;JoséHiguera;SharonHobson;
AndrewKoch;JoshuaKucera;Jeremy
McDermott;PedroPauloRezende;CesarCruz
Tantalean
Asia/Pacific:
IqbalAthas;RahulBedi;JosephBermudez;
MacWilliamBishop;FarhanBokhari;
IanBostock;YihongChang;AnthonyDavis;
ShinichiKiyotani;PhillipMckinnon
Europe:
JohnBerg;PiotrButowski;ThomasDodd;
TimGlogan;GrzegorzHoldanowicz;
DavidIng;HenryIvanov;JiriKominek;
JACLewis;GeorgMader;NikolaiNovichkov;
TimRipley;LaleSariibrahimoglu;RaduTudor;
TheodoreValmas;PaoloValpolini
MiddleEast/Africa:
SegunAdeyemi;AlonBen-David;
NicholasBlanford;Helmoed-RömerHeitman,
MohammedNajib,LeslieNeuhaus
minutes,thevehiclereachesanalti-
tudeofabout490km.Thefirststage
separatesandtheclamshellcov-
ersaroundthesatellitefallaway.A
secondboostphasepositionsthesat-
elliteatitsfinalorbitalaltitude.
CASCsNGSLVwasnotshown
inZhuhaibutwasdescribedin
companydocuments.Thereluc-
tancetoexhibitamodelmaybe
linkedtoChinesesensitivities
overtheunspokenroleofitsother
smallspacelaunchers:theKT
( Kaitouzhe ,orPioneer)series,
firstseenin2002.Thesehavebeen
identifiedasidealboostersforChi-
nasanti-satellite(ASAT)weapons.
By2004,theDF-21medium-range
ballisticmissile-derivedKT-1had
madefourtestlaunches,butthere
havebeennoannouncedcommer-
cialcontractsforit.
CASC’s100-
tonneliquid-
fuelled
NGSLV isa
newstepin
China’sfast-
turnaround
space
launch
capabilities
RHewson;
1165345
NATOandEUAffairs: NicholasFiorenza
UN: ThalifDeen
e-mailtheeditors: jdw@janes.com
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