Another SAR item notes that the IOC for the Global Broadcast Service satellite system will be nine months late—now set for December 2006. The reason: The need to integrate operational requirements document III changes into the test and evaluation master plan.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
