----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 11:52 AM Subject: [STOPNATO] What we're fighting for STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.COM [To borrow the title of the Frank Capra WW II film series...] French electronics company Thomson- CSF and US Raytheon said on Wednesday they had jointly won four NATO contracts worth... THOMSON-CSF, RAYTHEON WIN NATO CONTRACTS WORTH 120 MILLION EUROS PARIS, May 24 (AFP) - French electronics company Thomson-CSF and US Raytheon said on Wednesday they had jointly won four NATO contracts worth a total 120 million euros (109 million dollars) as part of an upgrade for the alliance's air command and control system. The contracts were awarded to Air Command Systems International, a 50-50 joint venture set up by Thomson-CSF and Raytheon in 1996 to bid for NATO's modernisation of its air traffic capabilities. The new system will incorporate lessons learnt from the Kososvo air campaign and will offer a centralised command system, with decentralised capability for execution. The new contracts cover work on the command and control sites in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy, and follow on from a 470-million-euro contract awarded in July 1999 for implementation of a new NATO command and control system for air operations. The Franco-US joint venture won the NATO contract in 1998, beating the rival AMS consortium consisting of Boeing, Westinghouse, TRW, Racal, Sel and Alcatel. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: 15% off Ashford Collection jewelry for Mother's Day! Mom will love these gorgeous pieces handpicked by our expert jewelry buyers - now 15% off and shipped FedEx overnight FREE! Spoiled as a child? Return the favor - get her gift at Ashford.com. http://on.linkexchange.com/?ATID=27&AID=1231
