Canada to allow women to serve on submarines

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Women will be allowed to serve on Canadian submarines, according to Gen Maurice Baril, Chief of the Canadian Defence Staff. Vice Adm Greg Maddison, head of Canada's navy, recommended the decision, which was supported by National Defence Minister Art Eggleton. The first batch of women are scheduled to start training in Oct 2001. In 1989, the Canadian Human Rights tribunal ruled that women be excluded from submarine service owing to privacy concerns. However, with the spacious Victoria-class vessels, the Canadian Navy has decided that there is now enough room to provide sufficient privacy.

Canada, Women Military Personnel

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Russia signs pact to create Blackseafor

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An agreement on the formation of a multinational military taskforce, referred to as the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (Blackseafor), was signed in early Apr 2001 by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. Signed in Istanbul, Turkey, by the foreign ministries of each nation, Blackseafor is the first military establishment to include both Russia and Ukraine since the collapse of the USSR. The agreement will be effective for 10 years, with the option for extension.

Government regulation (cont), Military Alliances, Alliances (Government relations)

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Creation of MBDA consolidates Europe's missile industry

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BAE Systems, EADS and Finmeccanica have signed a long-awaited deal to merge the missiles and missile systems activities of their respective subsidiaries, Matra BAe Dynamics, EADS Aerospatiale Matra Missiles and Alenia Marconi Systems. With a total sales figure of over $1.8 billion and order bbok around $11.6 billion, the new company, called Matra BAE Dynamics Alenia, is the second largest missile producer behind Raytheon.

Acquisitions & mergers, Organizational history, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Missiles, BAE Systems, EADS, Finmeccanica

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