（中央社記者陳正杰華盛頓三日專電）在美國準備對伊拉克作戰進入最後準備階段，北韓似乎不甘寂寞，不時對美國和南韓挑釁，而最新一起事例是出動四架軍機攔截美國的偵察機，並一度以射控雷達鎖定美機。

這是三十多年來，北韓首次對美國軍機直接採取敵意行動。

美國國防部新聞官戴維斯說，這起事件是於當地時間二日上午發生在距離北韓一百五十哩的公海上空。當時美國空軍的ＲＣ─１３５Ｓ偵察機正在進行例行任務。

戴維斯說，兩架北韓米格二十九型戰機和另外兩架可能是米格二十三型的戰機，從十時四十八分起尾隨ＲＣ─１３５Ｓ偵察機，並曾迫近到四百呎(約一二二公尺)以內。

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar14592/index.htm
Northrop Awarded F-15E LITENING ER Contract Worth $32.6M
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar14617/index.htm
Pentagon Contract Announcement
美國 F-15 裝備 Litening II 莢艙

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar14594/index.htm
UAVs May Play Increasing Operational Role
美國空軍﹕無人機任務可能會增加

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar14625/index.htm
Air Force Acquires New F-16 Weapons Systems
荷蘭空軍將購買新 F-16 武器

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar14621/index.htm
Boeing Delta IV Launch Set for First Air Force EELV Mission

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar14601/index.htm
Proper Protection Can Negate Bioterror Weapons
(Source: US Air Force; issued Mar. 4, 2003)

編譯董更生／綜合五日外電報導

美國總統布希四日說，如果外交途徑失敗，他將被迫以武力制止北韓發展核武。美國國防部高階官員隨即表示，美國將派廿四架長程轟炸機進駐可以輕易出擊北韓的關島。

美國國防部官員說，國防部長倫斯斐早在上周末北韓戰機攔截美國偵察機前就已簽署部署Ｂ五十二和Ｂ一長程轟炸機的命令。這顯示他企圖讓布希總統一旦決定攻打北韓寧邊核武設施時，可以有各種不同的軍事選擇。

不過白宮官員冷處理轟炸機調防關島事，表示此一行動只是防範北韓在美國攻打伊拉克時投機。他們並強調，布希總統最近還再三表示他認為北韓問題能透過外交手段解決。

美國國防部兩周前就已下令十二架 Ｂ五十二和十二架Ｂ一待命，但暫時仍留在美國境內，以免讓反對對北韓採取軍事行動的南韓盧武鉉新政府緊張。

美國國防部高階官員說，轟炸機調防關島是一項預防措施，是為了在美軍繼續增防波斯灣時在太平洋地區維持強勢的嚇阻力 ，「絕不是侵略性」的。

美國國防部正在檢討二日在日本海國際空域發生的偵察機被北韓米格機射控雷達鎖定事件，並考慮是否在今後偵察機靠近北韓時加派戰機護航。

白宮發言人四日說，美國準備向北韓提出正式抗議。美國官員表示，美軍不會停止在公海上的例行偵察任務。

美國國防部堅稱此類偵察任務一向在國際空域執行，所以不太肯派戰機護航，避免予人此類任務具軍事威脅口實。

南韓統一部長丁世鉉五日說，擔心美國可能獨自攻打北韓是「毫無根據」的。他說，美國跟南韓已有半個世紀的密切關係，美國在這類問題上從來沒有片面做成決定。

(中央社記者方沛清羅馬五日專電)義大利是歐洲國家第一個成功發射衛星至軌道的國家，同時義大利也是歐洲送衛星軌道火箭推進器的領先製造者。目前義大利計畫生產三節式推進器，將義大利航太科技帶入更高的領域。

義大利在一九六四年成功地成為歐洲第一個發射衛星至軌道的國家，並協助參與歐洲發展商業民航機計畫。事實上，歐洲太空總署與義大利 ELV科技公司簽約，計畫生產名為織女星的VEGA三節式火箭的推進器，目標是將承載一萬五千公斤的物品，發射到離地球表面七百公里的軌道上。

（中央社記者張聲肇紐約五日專電）美國波音飛機公司和休斯電子公司因幫助中共發展火箭和飛彈技術，被美國政府罰款3200萬美元。

這兩家公司發表聲明說，它們「未經核准」擅自出口有關技術，它們「完全接受責任」，並對違規一事表示遺憾。

它們願意共同承擔這筆罰款，至於如何分配罰款，聲明沒有提及。

國務院說，休斯公司幫助中國探查一九九五、九六年兩次試射飛彈失敗的原因，違反了政府的規定。休斯電子是通用電機的子公司。

兩家公司的聲明指出，幫助中國或其他國家，可能「對美國的國家安全產生負面的衝擊」。

The interception of the US reconnaisance aircraft by North Korean warplanes shows
impoverished Pyongyangs determination to field the best military equipment it can get.

It also hints at a continuing flow of such equipment from Russia to North Korea.

The US Air Force RC-135S reconnaissance aircraft that was intercepted in international
airspace off the North Korean coast is an optical intelligence collection platform,
capable of taking photographs and infrared readings at very long range.

Its particular task is to monitor ballistic missile facilities, so the US plane may
have been observing missile launch sites along North Koreas east coast.

The four Korean Peoples Air Force fighters that intercepted the RC-135S were described
as being either four MIG29s or two MIG29s and two MIG23s. Pyongyang began buying both
types from the former Soviet Union in the mid-1980s.

Before the end of the Cold War, Pyongyang had received 16 of the formidable MIG29s
from Moscow.

Then Russia lost the ideological inclination to supply countries like North Korea with
advanced weaponry, particularly when they lacked the hard currency to pay for it.

Nevertheless, in the late 1990s, small shipments of Russian military equipment
presumably spare parts continued to trickle into North Korea. And now Pyongyang is
said to have a total of 30 MIG29s.

Despite the fact they would be no match for frontline US fighters, these MIG29s are
the crown jewels of the KPAF. Their home base, according to Joseph Bermudezs analysis
of the North Korean military Shield of the Great Leader, is at Onchon-up west of
Pyongyang near the Yellow Sea Coast. To protect the MIG29s from attack, the Onchon-up
base includes a 2.85 kilometre runway excavated beneath a hill.

But the effectiveness of these aircraft would be limited by their pilots lack of
experience. KPAF flying time is drastically limited by economic (expensive fuel) and
political (pilot defection) considerations.

Pyongyang has a record of acquiring equipment in the teeth of international disapproval.

In 1998, Russian officials intercepted a shipment of former Soviet Mi8 helicopters at
the North Korean border. They are ostensibly civilian but have military capabilities.
It is assumed previous shipments got through. A similar operation by Pyongyang to
import MIG21 fighters from the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan was shut down in
early 1999, but only after previous shipments had arrived in North Korea.

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U.S. warplanes face down Iraqi fighter jet in Saudi airspace
Prince Sultan Airbase (Reuters)
伊拉克米格二十五戰機入侵沙烏地阿拉伯領空
U.S. warplanes were within two minutes of firing at an Iraqi Mig-25 fighter
jet when it sneaked into Saudi airspace in an intensifying cat-and-mouse
game between Western and Iraqi warplanes, U.S. air force pilots say.

The daring probe on Thursday by Iraqs fastest warplane - a move apparently
rarely attempted since the 1991 Gulf War -indicated Baghdad was willing
to take risks to test U.S.-led forces rapidly building up planes and troops
in Saudi Arabia.

He came 15-20 miles into Saudi airspace and went nose-to-nose with us at
70,000 feet, F-15C fighter pilot Lieutenant Colonel Matt Zap Molloy said.
He wisely turned around when we gave him a good hard radar lock...We were
two minutes away from firing an air-to-air missile in his direction, he said.

Saudi officials said they had no knowledge of any such incursion.

The Mig-25, codenamed Foxbat by Nato allies, is an interceptor aircraft
developed for the former Soviet airforce capable of flying at three times
the speed of sound. It can also be used for reconnaissance.

U.S. pilots say that in the past two months they have encountered these
planes more frequently in a no-fly zone over Iraq, set up after the Gulf
War, while Iraqi troop activity has also intensified.

They are stepping it up and trying to see whats out there...listening
and looking more, Molloy said. But we give them the benefit of the doubt
- when threatened we have to make a difficult call, and we coordinate with
coalition forces in a measured way.

The army weekly Bamahane quoted an air force quality control officer as
saying the pin apparently jammed a gear. Investigators are still trying
to determine how the pin got in the engine, the publication quoted the air
force quality control commander, Col. Itai Alon, as saying.

The Islamic militant group Hamas had claimed Palestinians shot the plane
down with a machine gun, but the military immediately denied that.

The F-16 crashed in northern Israel after engine failure on Feb. 24. The
pilot bailed out and was not injured. As a precaution, the Israeli air force
grounded all its F-16s during the inquiry.

Bamahane said the F-16s, mainstay of Israels air force, were back in the
air as of March 3.

The American fighter plane costs about $50 million. Israel informed the
U.S. military and manufacturer of the mishap.

Alon said the engine is delivered in a sealed container from the manufacturer
and is serviced periodically by a civilian firm.

(中央社記者郭無患華盛頓十一日專電)美伊對峙局面今天又出現最新發展，兩架奉派執行聯合國武器檢查任務的美國U2偵察機遭到伊拉克戰鬥機威脅，兩架偵察機被迫放棄任務，美國國防部官員指出，這又是伊拉克領導人海珊不願意解除武裝的最新證據。

美國有線電視新聞網上午引述美國五角大廈官員的消息指出，為了考量安全，這項偵察任務已經放棄，兩架偵察機平安返回基地。

根據了解，這兩架U2偵察機於伊拉克時間凌晨二時起飛執行任務，結果兩架飛機中的一架遭到伊拉克派出的戰鬥機威脅，官員沒有說明伊拉克戰鬥機的機型。

(中央社記者郭無患華盛頓十一日專電)美國可能對伊拉克展開的軍事行動，將是二十一世紀第一場戰爭，雖然雙方實力懸殊，但美國軍方勢將動用若干高科技新武器系統，一方面追求戰果，同時也可測試新武器實戰能力；其中，如果對伊戰爭開打，首波飽和攻擊的要角將是「聯合直接攻擊彈藥」。

名稱有點奇怪的「聯合直接攻擊彈藥」JointDirect Attack Munition，簡稱ＪＤＡＭ，以最簡單的方式加以解釋，就是相較於汽車裝上衛星導航系統，可以輕鬆地導引駕駛人到目的地，傳統空投炸彈裝上ＪＤＡＭ套件，就可利用全球衛星定位系統ＧＰＳ，將炸彈精準引導，攻擊目標。

因此ＪＤＡＭ基本上是一組全球衛星定位套件，裝置在傳統炸彈尾部，使傳統炸彈馬上成為高科技衛星導引炸彈；其精確度高，而更令美國軍方人士心儀之處，是其造價便宜。

由於精確度提高，加上造價便宜，可使一架戰鬥轟炸機或轟炸機能夠將原先掛載高磅數的雷射導引或慣性導引炸彈，改為掛載多枚較小磅數的ＪＤＡＭ炸彈，在，準確度增加，成本降低的情況下，能擴大攻擊面，並提高戰果。

其實，ＪＤＡＭ已在阿富汗戰爭中使用，它的造價每枚大約兩萬五千美元，比起一九九一年第一次波斯灣戰爭中使用的雷射導引精靈炸彈動輒數十萬，甚至近百萬美元，實在是便宜太多，同時利用全球衛星定位系統引導，根本不受天候影響，在這次對伊拉克戰爭中，ＪＤＡＭ將擔任頭波飽和攻擊主角，同樣的飛機攻擊架次，可集中火力攻擊更多軍事設施，誤傷平民的機會也大幅降低。

根據美國科學家協會的評估，美國軍方原先大約有一萬多枚ＪＤＡＭ炸彈，在掃盪阿富汗塔利班政權和蓋達恐怖組織的戰爭中用了一半，因此負責生產ＪＤＡＭ的美國波音公司應國防部要求加緊生產中，專家估算，打下伊拉克可能要用上五萬枚ＪＤＡＭ。

[路透佛州艾格林空軍基地電]美國空軍周二成功地試爆一枚其軍火庫內威力最大的傳統式炸彈。炸彈爆炸後，其測試範圍的上空升起一朵蕈狀雲。

這是被暱稱為「所有炸彈之母」(MOAB)的9,450公斤爆破裝置首度試爆。

一名基地發言人描述當時的情況稱：「那看起來像是一朵白色的蕈狀雲，簡直就像棉花或者火災冒出的煙，氣勢頗大。」

這位站在離爆炸地點48公里觀望的發言人說：「我們沒有感覺到什麼。看到雲後的幾秒鐘，就聽到轟隆一聲。」

國防官員則指出，這次試爆是美國可能對伊拉克動武之前，給對方的一項訊息。

美國參謀長聯席會議主席麥爾斯(RichardMyers)將軍說，任何在軍火庫裡的東西，以及任何發展階段中的東西，都可以被用來對付伊拉克。(完)

（中央社記者姜遠珍漢城十二日專電）美國當局最起碼將派出六架以上的F117A「夜鷹」隱形戰略轟炸機，進駐面臨黃海的南韓群山美軍空軍基地，並將與一個大隊級的二十餘架美空軍主力F-15E戰機，一起參加即將於十九日在南韓境內展開的韓美聯合戰時增援軍事演習。

南韓「聯合新聞通訊社」今天引述美國軍方高層人士的話報導指出，以美國新墨西哥州霍羅曼空軍基地為據點的F117A「夜鷹」隱形戰略轟炸機，即將飛來南韓參加年度韓美聯合戰時增援軍事演習（RSOI）。

據悉，低空飛行以躲避敵人雷達追縱的F117A「夜鷹」隱形戰略轟炸機，曾於一九九三年為參加最後一次的韓美「團隊精神」（Team Spirit）聯合軍事演習，而被調派來韓，此次將是十年來，美軍首度派出這種戰機來南韓。

同時，於二○○一年十月阿富汗戰爭時，美軍為彌補因將「小鷹號」航空母艦調往阿拉伯海域，而在東北亞地區出現的戰力真空局面，亦曾派出一個大隊級的美空軍主力F-15E戰機進駐過南韓。

韓美兩國軍隊已自本月四日開始，在南韓境內展開了預定於四月二日結束的「雛鷹」（Foal Eagle）野戰聯合演習，並將於本月十九日至二十六日，進行韓美聯合戰時增援軍事演習。

(中央社記者郭無患華盛頓十二日專電)美國空軍日前在佛羅里達州試爆一枚被稱為史上威力最強大的非核傳統炸彈，重達兩萬一千五百磅，相當於十點五噸，如果美國對伊拉克採取軍事行動，這種超級炸彈新武器很可能派上用場，對敵方造成震撼效果，必要時也可以用來撲滅海珊焚毀油田的大火。

這種超級炸彈被稱為ＭＯＡＢ (Massive OrdnanceAir Blast)，是由美國空軍空中武器中心所研發而來；其實這種巨型炸彈觀念在越戰時就已經存在，越戰時美軍用一萬五千磅的BLU-82型巨型炸彈，在叢林中為直升機炸出一塊可供降落之處。

其實，美軍選在這個時候測試超級炸彈，其實也有對伊拉克威嚇之意，對美軍而言，在作戰的時候，彈藥庫裡有什麼合用的武器彈藥，無論是否完成測試，必要時都可以拿出來用。

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U.S. B-1B bombs Iraqi radar sites
Fri Mar 14, 6:15 PM ET
美國B-1B 轟炸伊拉克反戰機雷達基地
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer

WASHINGTON - In a departure from the patrols by fighter jets over Iraq (news
- web sites) in recent months, a U.S. B-1B bomber struck two anti-aircraft
radar sites in western Iraq on Friday, military officials said.

The strikes at 1420 GMT targeted a radar system near Iraqs H3 airfield
and another airfield near Ruwayshid, only a few miles (kilometers) from
the border with Jordan, military officials said. The strikes came after
Iraqi forces moved one of the systems into the no-fly zone patrolled by
U.S. and British planes over southern Iraq, the officials said.

The B-1B Lancer, a heavy bomber originally designed to carry nuclear warheads
but shifted in recent years to carry conventional munitions, is one of three
kinds of heavy bombers repositioned in recent months during the buildup
for a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq.

As the buildup continued elsewhere, the Pentagon (news - web sites) began
moving warships on Friday out of the Mediterranean into the Red Sea, from
where they could launch long-range cruise missiles on a path to Iraq that
would not go over Turkey, officials said.

Of the approximately one dozen ships to be shifted, a first group of five
transited the Suez Canal on Friday, harbor officials at Egypts Port Said
told The Associated Press. They identified the ships as the guided missile
destroyer USS Arleigh Burke of the Theodore Roosevelt battle group and the
destroyer USS Deyo of the Harry S. Truman battle group.

Three submarines from the battle groups also traveled through the canal
� the USS Boise, USS Toledo and USS San Juan, the officials said.

The rest of the ships were to follow soon, Pentagon officials said.

In a related development, Gen. Tommy Franks, the commander who would lead
any U.S. invasion of Iraq, left his Qatar command post Friday to meet with
officials in the United Arab Emirates. There was no official word on when
he would return to Qatar.

Also, the Air Force announced at the Pentagon that it will implement a rarely
used authority to prevent a wide range of active duty and reserve officers
and enlisted members from leaving the Air Force. The move reflects a growing
strain on the Air Force as it prepares for war.

Air Force spokeswoman Jennifer Stephens said the order, which takes effect
May 2, could affect as many as 21,000 people, ranging in rank from airman
to colonel. The Army and Marine Corps have similar orders in effect, but
the Navy does not.

The Truman and Roosevelt aircraft carriers are remaining in the eastern
Mediterranean, at least for now, officials said. They have been operating
there for weeks in anticipation of war against Iraq. Each carrier has about
80 aircraft aboard, including F/A-18 attack planes.

The shift of Tomahawk-shooting ships could be the first step in a larger
redeployment of ground and naval firepower away from Turkey, which so far
has refused to grant overflight rights for U.S. naval aircraft and cruise
missiles like the low-flying Tomahawk.

The Pentagon had hoped to base a 60,000-strong U.S. Army force as well as
additional Air Force warplanes in Turkey for use in an Iraq war, but Turkey
has not approved those, either. About 50 American and British planes at
Incirlik air base in south-central Turkey enforce a no-fly zone over northern
Iraq, but it is not clear that the Turkish government would allow them to
fly offensive missions against Iraq.

From the Red Sea, the Navy cruisers, destroyers and submarines would be
able to launch their Tomahawks for flights over Saudi Arabia to targets
inside Iraq.

Tomahawks are satellite-guided missiles normally used in the opening stages
of war to strike high-value, fixed targets such as government buildings
in areas where the risk of civilian casualties is relatively high.

The Tomahawks are 18 feet (5.4 meters) long and are designed to evade radar
by skimming the land or sea surface. They carry 1,000-pound (450-kilogram)
warheads. Following the Gulf War (news - web sites), they became one of
the weapons of choice to respond to Iraqi breaches of U.N. sanctions.

The issue of overflight rights for U.S. missiles and planes has been overshadowed
by the Bush administrations struggle to win Turkeys approval to base 60,000
or more U.S. troops there to open a northern front against Iraq.

The Turkish parliament rejected the U.S. request for basing rights earlier
this month, and Pentagon officials said Thursday it appeared increasingly
unlikely that the Army would position its 4th Infantry Division in Turkey,
as originally planned.

About three dozen cargo ships with the 4th Infantry Divisions weaponry,
equipment and supplies have been waiting off the Turkish coast for weeks,
and the troops are still at their base in Fort Hood, Texas.

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GAO Report Says F-22 Costs Soaring Out of Control
(Source: Project On Government Oversight (POGO); issued Mar. 13, 2003)
美國 GAO 說 F-22 成本失去控制

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L-3 Wins Cockpit Displays Contract for F-15K Eagle Aircraft
(Source: L-3 Communications; issued Mar. 11, 2003)

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Peacekeeper Launches From Vandenberg
(Source: US Air Force; issued Mar. 12, 2003)
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --- An unarmed Peacekeeper intercontinental
ballistic missile was successfully launched at 1:29 a.m. March 12.

The missile carried eight unarmed re-entry vehicles approximately 4,800
miles across the Pacific Ocean to a predetermined target at the Kwajalien
Atoll. This test was a part of the force development evaluation program,
which routinely verifies the accuracy and reliability of the Peacekeeper
force

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Iraq Says Drone Cannot Spread Chemical Agents

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Lockheed Delivers Sniper XR Targeting Pod To U.S. Air Force

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松山機場遭鳥擊 1年36起

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Harrier strikes mark UKs successful build-up of air assets
By TIM RIPLEY; JDW Correspondent; Kuwait
Harrier 戰機攻擊顯示英國提昇空中軍力已有成果

（中央社記者姜遠珍漢城十二日專電）美國當局最起碼將派出六架以上的F117A「夜鷹」隱形戰略轟炸機，進駐面臨黃海的南韓群山美軍空軍基地，並將與一個大隊級的二十餘架美空軍主力F-15E戰機，一起參加即將於十九日在南韓境內展開的韓美聯合戰時增援軍事演習。

南韓「聯合新聞通訊社」今天引述美國軍方高層人士的話報導指出，以美國新墨西哥州霍羅曼空軍基地為據點的F117A「夜鷹」隱形戰略轟炸機，即將飛來南韓參加年度韓美聯合戰時增援軍事演習（RSOI）。

據悉，低空飛行以躲避敵人雷達追縱的F117A「夜鷹」隱形戰略轟炸機，曾於一九九三年為參加最後一次的韓美「團隊精神」（Team Spirit）聯合軍事演習，而被調派來韓，此次將是十年來，美軍首度派出這種戰機來南韓。

同時，於二○○一年十月阿富汗戰爭時，美軍為彌補因將「小鷹號」航空母艦調往阿拉伯海域，而在東北亞地區出現的戰力真空局面，亦曾派出一個大隊級的美空軍主力F-15E戰機進駐過南韓。

韓美兩國軍隊已自本月四日開始，在南韓境內展開了預定於四月二日結束的「雛鷹」（Foal Eagle）野戰聯合演習，並將於本月十九日至二十六日，進行韓美聯合戰時增援軍事演習。

(中央社記者羅廣仁台北十八日電)空軍總司令部人事署長賈寶儀今天指出，空軍為強化空防戰力，確保台海領空安全，持續積極培訓及留任飛行人力，已具有成效，使空軍高性能戰機飛行員「編現比」 (編制和現員比例)逐步提昇，已滿足「全戰備」需求，主力戰機飛行部隊未來編裝成作戰隊後，更增強空軍整體戰力。

賈寶儀少將上午在國防部例行記者會中說明空軍飛行人力來源補充規劃以及編成「作戰隊」的成效。

賈寶儀指出，空軍飛行人力短缺，主要是因為空軍飛行生招募受年輕學子近視率過高，大專院校錄取率逐年提升等因素限制，無法大幅增加。另外，培訓期程長（至完成噴射戰機基礎訓約三年）、淘汰率高（約四成），也導致人力補充作業無法於短時間內收立竿見影之效。

而現役飛行員因「陸海空軍軍官士官服役條例」修訂，「准服役滿八年者依志願退伍」及「薪資待遇不足」、「工作負荷過重」，也形成飛行人力大量流失。

賈寶儀指出，培訓一位成熟飛行員所耗的訓練成本相當高，如任其流失，除不符投資經濟效益外，更為國防戰力的重大損失，空軍總部已從「開源節流」觀點，採廣拓人力來源及減緩人才流失的雙軌併行作法，積極研究提出多改善措施。

首先，空軍總部依國防部政策指導於八十八年成立招募專責單位，配合官校與飛行部隊慶典活動時機，廣邀學生參訪，藉以提升報考意願及招生成效。

另外，空軍總部陸續增設「飛行常備軍官班」及「飛行軍官班」分別招募民間大專以上程度社會青年及甄選中央院校的應屆畢業正期 (自費)生轉任飛行職。

因應服役條例修訂，空軍總部也訂定「續服現役獎助金」，使飛行員待遇趨近民航正、副機師薪資標準，以減緩人才流失。而且空軍總部還提高執行飛行任務的高額意外保險，以保障飛行員及眷屬權益。

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Vandenberg Prepares For Last Atlas II Launch
(Source: US Air Force; issued Mar. 14, 2003)

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CPI Aero Announces $5M T-38 Contract

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Raytheon Awarded $80.8 Million Production Contract For Joint Standoff Weapon

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USAF Awards Northrop First LITENING Contract

YEARS OF WORK FOR MIGS FLIGHT
Krasnaya Zvezda, March 4, 2003, p. 2

Nikolai Nikitin, director general, chief designer of Russian Aircraft
Construction Corporation (RSK) MiG

RSK MIG HAS RETURNED TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET OF AIRCRAFT; IN ADDITION, IT
HAS BEEN READY TO UPDATE VARIOUS PLANES PRODUCED EARLIER AND EXTEND THEIR
LIFECYCLE BY MEANS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCHED OF LATE.

BODY:
(...) Nowadays, RSK MiG has fully restructured its activities in the sphere
of military-technical cooperation with foreign states, and is coordinating
its work with the federal bodies concerned. Over the past few years, the
real stock of corporations orders has increased six fold and, as of early
2003, obtained approximately $1 billion. This enabled loading the serial
production facilities, which ensures the further development of the entire
range of production capacities. At the same time, the geography of
corporations military-technical cooperation was expanded: it included 6
states in 2000, was increased to 12 states in 2001 and already to 19 states
over 2002.

For the first time over the past several years, the corporation gained an
opportunity not only to retain the professionals in the scientific and
production sector, but settle the tasks of economic and financial stability
by 2004. Now we are certainly overcoming a deep crisis in the sphere of
finance and production. (...)

MiG-29 fighter remains our chief military product. Along with Russia, 29
more states are using it. The corporation has done comprehensive work on
updating MiG-29 fighter into MiG-29 SMT. Sale of our offers enables a
considerable increase in the planes combat performance specifications when
hitting air and ground targets.

KRASNAYA ZVEZDAS REFERENCE: RUSSIAS RETURN TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET, WHEREFROM
THE WESTERN STATES WERE TRYING TO OUST THE RUSSIAN FIGHTERS, BECAME A DISTINGUISHED
EVENT OF 2002. RSK MIG HAS CONCLUDED CONTRACTS FOR RESTORATION OF PLANES
AIRWORTHINESS WITH HUNGARY AND POLAND, AS WELL AS
RESTORATION AND MODIFICATION OF MIG-29 FIGHTERS OF THE BULGARIAN AND SLOVAKIAN
AIR FORCES. THE STOCK OF ORDERS FROM THESE STATES HAS LATELY REACHED $300
MILLION. IN SEPTEMBER 2002, A SIMILAR CONTRACT WAS SIGNED WITH YUGOSLAVIA.

Extension of the MiG-29 fighters lifecycle until 6,000 hours and their
transfer to use in compliance with the technical condition, which enabled
reducing the cost of an hour of operation by almost 50%, are among the chief
components of the companys work.

We have researched and implemented a deeply modernized modification and,
factually, a new research project of MiG-29M/M2 (a ground-based version of
single- and double-seat sea-based MiG-29K/KUB plane), which far exceeds all
prominent alternative research projects of the Western states.

KRASNAYA ZVEZDAS REFERENCE: THE CORPORATION DEVOTES MUCH TIME TO CREATION
OF NEW AIRCRAFT. MIG-AT, A NEW TRAINER AIRPLANE, WHICH IS NOW UNDERGOING
THE STATE TESTING PROCEDURES, IS AMONG THEM. THIS UNIQUE PLANE ENABLES A
CONSIDERABLE DECREASE OF THE EXPENDITURES ON TRAINING AND INITIAL PREPARATION
OF THE FLIGHT CREWS. AT THE SAME TIME, MIG-AT AIRCRAFT CAN BE USED TO RETRAIN
THE FLIGHT CREWS FOR WARPLANES LIKE MIG-29 FIGHTERS, AS WELL AS F-16, F-18,
MIRAGE-2000 AND OTHER FOREIGN WARPLANES. MOREOVER,
MIG-AT PLANE WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A RE-PROGRAMMED COCKPIT AND A SIMULATOR
MODE, ENABLES PRACTICING COMBAT OPERATIONS WITHOUT REAL TAKEOFFS, WHICH
EXTENDS THE PLANES LIFECYCLE AND SAVES AMMUNITION.

(...) RSK MiG imparts significance to researching a next generation
aircraft. At the same time, the corporation has its approach and its own
view of how this heavy task could be resolved. In our opinion, the creation
of a next generation plane should be based on economic practicability of
researching it on the basis of cost-efficiency criterion, rather than
researching it at any cost. The corporations position proceeds from the
expediency of developing the work of modifying MiG-29 fighters and other
planes added to the arsenals of the combatant units of the Air Force in
order to raise their combat performance and maintain them within 12-15 years
until a new generation fighter appears in Russia. Creation of a next
generation fighter is required now, but the contest selection of draft
designs at the expense of researchers own funding, right up to creation
of prototypes, is also advisable now; at the same time, it is necessary to
use the entire budget allocations to research new technologies, pieces of the
electronic airborne equipment and weaponry. In our opinion, this will enable
saving the state funding for creation of a next generation plane and
avoiding serious mistakes while making decisions, which will be greatly
attributed to issues of Russias defense and national security.

Rossiiskaya Gazeta, March 12, 2003, p. 1
Irina Presnyakova, Marina Kolesnikova

RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS HAVE CREATED A NEW TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ENSURES LOW VISIBILITY
LEVEL. IT IS COMPETITIVE ON THE WORLDWIDE ARMS MARKET, WHICH ENABLES TO
HOPE THAT THIS EQUIPMENT MAY BE EXPORTED.

BODY:
Andrei Lagarkov (United Institute of High Temperatures) and Mikhail
Pogosyan, director general of AVPK Sukhoi, doctor of technical science
reported on the prospects of creating invisible planes using Stealth
technology at the board meeting of the Russian Academy of Science (RAS).

Four main components, on which creation of planes having small absolute
cross-section for electromagnetic waves depends, were declared in the report
Fundamental and Applied Problems of Stealth Technologies. In particular, it
is required to work out an adequate electro-dynamic model of the aircraft.
The mathematical methods enabling high-precision calculation of the absolute
cross-section with any materials of which the aircraft is made are available
already now.

As for radio-absorbing materials used in the construction, dependently on
the place whereto they are skinned, they should have various radio-physical
qualities (the so-called dielectric and magnetic permeability). The
thickness of the skinning and the number of layers change in compliance
with a complicated law, which is deduced based on the computer simulation. (...)

As the reporters noted, some fundamental problems remained unsettled thus far.
At the same time, the technologies created meet the requirements made for
5th-generation planes.

The settled tasks include: organization of smooth junctions between the wing
and the hull, placement of weaponry in the inner compartments of the
fuselage, wing sweep angle selection, etc. Moreover, it is now clear how the
number of junctions could be reduced; large-size components created and
ensure high-precision manufacture of them.

RUSSIAN RESEARCHERS AND DEVELOPERS OF AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT READY TO COMPETE
WITH THE WESTERN CORPORATIONS ON EQUAL FOOTING

Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, No. 7, February 28 - March 6, 2003, EV

The fact that scientific and production center Tekhnokomplex was the systems
integrator of the airborne equipment for Su-30MKI multi-purpose fighter,
greatly contributed to successful launching of this high-tech product on the
Indian market. This aircraft embodies the concept of 5th-generation airborne
equipment, based on the trunk-modular approach and open architecture. (...)

Tekhnokomplex is not only an active participant in performance of the contract
on supplying Su-30MKI aircraft, but also in organization of the licenced
production of 140 such fighters at plants of Indias corporation HAL. (...)

It should be noted that forming a united team, the enterprises which are
members of the Tekhnokomplex center are successfully completing jobs related
not to Su-30MKI alone, but also Su-30MKK, Su-32, Su-27SM, MiG-29SMT-2 planes,
Ka-31, Ka-52, Mi-24PN, Mi-28 helicopters. (...) The centers stock of orders
for the next few years is full; the industrial growth, job expansion and the
wage-push have been observed for the fifth consecutive year.

立法院國防委員會今天舉行秘密會議，討論是否同意空軍安宇四號經費新台幣一百三十餘億元動支，由於曾兩次流標，這次只剩一家廠商投標，部分立委懷疑有美國製造商聯合圍標，委員會決議繼續凍結九十二年度預算，等空軍廣邀世界級廠商投標，再決定是否同意動支。

國防委員會今天舉行秘密會議，邀請空軍總司令李天羽報告空軍安宇四號及鷹眼二號案，以決定是否同意動支九十二年度被凍結的預算。

據立委表示，空軍安宇專案是要建構空軍區域作戰管制中心，包括防空、通信自動化系統的設備，經費一百三十餘億元，但招標後兩度流標，空軍表示是在追加招標條件「把關」後導致廢標。

立委說，參加招標的美國三家廠商，在這次價格標有兩家退出投標，只剩下一家投標，讓部分立委懷疑美國廠商有聯合圍標的嫌疑，「一百三十幾億元的生意，竟然沒有人要標？」

有立委對空軍新採購的雷達系統，受到民間行動電話頻率干擾，原生產商表示不能改善干擾情形，表示十分不滿，說連行動電話都可以干擾，那麼中共只要拚命打行動電話就可以干擾台灣空軍的系統，讓人難以接受，長程預警雷達更是沒有必要採購，「用美國的衛星不是看得更清楚嗎？」

(中央社記者趙宏進台中縣二十日電)因應美伊戰爭開打，台中縣大雅鄉空軍清泉崗基地的官兵，今天積極檢修戰機。軍方表示，已做好萬全準備。而我國首度試辦募兵制的招募「志願士兵」參訪清泉崗基地，也不受美伊開戰的影響。

軍方招募「志願士兵」，因為待遇將近新台幣三萬元，吸引許多年輕人報名，反映相當熱烈。今天他們在軍方的安排下分別到大肚山陸軍飛彈部隊、空軍清泉崗基地修補大隊參訪，絲毫不受美伊戰爭開打的影響。

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P&Ws; F119 Engine Receives Operational Approval From USAF
(F-22)

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JDAM for Denmark-245, UAE-202, Oman-84, Korea-14.

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Pentagon Plans Heavy Investment in UAV Development

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Lockheed F-16s Fly With First Production CFT𠏋

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Switzerland � F/A �18 Upgrade 21 Program Equipment

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TRW wins Hunter UAV Order

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Thailand � UH-60l Blackhawk Helicopters

記者蔡政諺、羅紹平、肇瑩如／連線報導

美伊開戰，國軍提高戰備層級，空軍台東志航基地部分軍機異常加掛副油箱，甚至單邊掛彈；海巡署增加海上警網巡邏密度。高雄市警察局則將駐外使館戒護提升為「一級開設」，戒護工作改由霹靂小組特勤警員接手。

受到戰火可能衝擊民生物資的心理影響，澎湖地區貨運業者已醞釀視戰況調高本島物資運來澎湖的運費，有消費者擔心可能帶動物價上揚，昨天到傳統市場及大賣場大批購買生鮮肉品及民生日用品，先囤積再說。

為防中共利用美伊開戰，美國無暇兼顧台海安全，對台展開軍事騷擾，國軍提高戰備，台東志航基地往常例行戰備訓練時，軍機少見掛載副油箱及掛彈，但昨天不少民眾發現基地軍機加掛副油箱、有的還單邊掛彈，認為應是執行戰備巡弋而非例行訓練，不過志航基地表示，純是正常訓練。

離島澎湖駐軍昨天起也加強戒備，機場安檢趨嚴，馬公商港等重要港口增員警廿四小時站崗，海巡署澎湖海巡隊增加海上警網巡邏密度並擴大巡邏範圍。

高雄市警方的外館戒護工作，在美伊開戰前為二級，因應美伊開戰已提升為一級，市警局成立應變指揮所，所有員警停止輪休，原由管區員警戒護的美國在台協會高雄分處等八十六處場所，全改為霹靂小組特勤警員、持烏茲衝鋒槍接手，嚴防恐怖分子破壞。

（中央社記者張芳明東京二十一日專電）日本為因應美伊開戰後北韓可能出現的挑釁行為，正在考慮美國的要求，派遣航空自衛隊的E767預警機（AWACS）前往日本海域支援美軍的預警機，對北韓的動向加強監視和警戒，並檢討將蒐集的軍事情報提供給美軍。

日本防衛廳人士指出，美軍要求日本出動航空自衛隊的E767預警機前往日本海上空支援對北韓的監視活動，日本政府內部正在協議中，日方並檢討將預警機蒐集的軍事情報提供給美方，共同加強對北韓動向的監視。

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Leaders Tell Congress about New Aircraft, Missions
(Source: US Air Force; issued Mar. 20, 2003)
美國空軍大頭目推銷 F/A-22

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US Congress Ready to Put Anti-Missile Systems on Airliners

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Officials Outline Importance Of Space Systems
(Source: US Air Force; issued Mar.20, 2003)

(中央社記者韓乃國倫敦二十二日專電)昨天上午從英國皇家空軍費爾福基地起飛的八架美國B-52長程轟炸機，在完成飛往巴格達的轟炸任務後，於今天凌晨三時左右全部安全返回基地。

倫敦的新聞電視台Sky News播出了部分B-52轟炸機降落費爾福基地的鏡頭。

這些具有八個引擎的重型轟炸機，在「畏懼與震撼行動」的大規模轟炸中，扮演了主要的角色。英國國防部證實，英國皇家空軍的狂風戰機昨天也參與了轟炸行動，使用飛彈攻擊伊拉克的軍事目標。

英國三個主要的新聞電視台對於巴格達昨夜遭到的轟炸都作了現場轉播。其中尤以二十四小時的電視新聞頻道Sky News播出的畫面最為清楚完整。

Sky News的記者在巴格達市區一處高點所傳送的畫面，顯示出英美空軍飛機連續投下精靈炸彈，爆炸的威力讓人歎為觀止，形狀像蘑菇一般的雲煙隨著巨大的爆炸聲一朵朵在空中升起，巴格達整個城市像是陷入一片火海之中。

（中央社安卡拉二十二日法新電）半官方的安納托利亞新聞社今天報導，土耳其昨晚對美國開放領空之後，已有「為數眾多」的美國戰機飛越土國空域。報導中未說明戰機數量，或何時飛過土耳其領空。

土耳其國防部長君律在國會通過議案二十四小時後，昨晚宣布對美開放領空，而就在做此正式宣布前數分鐘，美國國務卿鮑爾甫與土耳其總理通電話。

君律在土耳其電視台上說：「開放土耳其領空符合土耳其利益。」

此外，土耳其軍方拒絕證實電視新聞頻道CNN-Turk 有關土國部隊開進伊拉克北部地區的報導。這項報導指出，約一千名土其其部隊晚間由東南部城鎮丘庫嘉跨界開進伊拉克北部地區，並準備部署以容納更多軍事單位進入。

土耳其外交部長莒內二十一日晚間表示，土軍將進入伊北，遏阻可能擁向土耳其邊界的難民潮，並防範土耳其庫德族叛亂分子趁勢攻擊土國目標。

莒內在結束歐洲聯盟高峰會，由布魯塞爾飛返國門時對記者說：「與美國之間的所有問題都已解決，土耳其士兵將進入伊拉克北部。」

華盛頓當局頻頻警告土耳其不可片面在伊北採取軍事行動，並指出，土軍的任何突襲都應在以美國為首的盟軍指揮下進行。美國國防部長倫斯斐二十一日表示，大批土軍開進伊拉克北部並「沒有什麼幫助」。

[路透倫敦電]英國國防部發言人周日表示，一架英國軍機在執行波斯灣地區任務後失蹤。

該發言人告訴路透，一架英國皇家空軍(RAF)軍機在一次波灣任務後失蹤。」

該人士表示，他無法提供進一步細節，也不清楚該軍機的機型，以及它失蹤的地點。(完)

B-52轟炸機有八個引擎，續航力可達八千英里，每次出任務可裝載一千枚飛彈與傳統炸彈。在前天夜晚的第一波「震撼與畏懼」轟炸行動中，美軍共出動八架B-52，對伊拉克首都巴格達投下可能多達千枚衛星導引的精靈炸彈。

英國全天專播新聞的Sky News頻道，今天凌晨播出B-52轟炸機從費爾福基地起飛的鏡頭。

另外，Sky News記者今晨從科威特報導說，英國皇家空軍的狂風戰機正在裝載Storm Shadow飛彈，準備下一波對巴格達特定目標的攻擊。

[路透倫敦電]英國方面表示，周日一架於波灣地區失蹤的皇家空軍軍機，似乎是遭美國的愛國者飛彈擊落。

英國國防部一位發言人說，「這架皇家空軍軍機似乎是在科威特邊境附近遭擊毀。機上人員下落不明。我無法證實飛機型號或機組員人數。」

與此同時，美國防部發言人也表示，一架英軍飛機可能在科國邊境附近遭愛國者飛彈擊落。(完)

中央日報

我向美採購飛彈悄悄抵臺
華志豪．臺北訊

（中央社記者郭傳信土耳其東南邊境席洛皮二十四日專電）據土耳其軍方表示，美軍B-52重型轟炸機今天上午五時三十分（台北時間上午十一時三十分）左右，自歐洲地區飛越土耳其西北大城伊斯坦堡附近上空，前往轟炸伊拉克；這是土耳其國會上週同意美軍戰機飛越領空至伊拉克以來，B-52重轟炸機首度飛越土耳其。

在此同時，據土耳其民營ＮＴＶ新聞電視台也報導說，美國政府已就昨天傍晚一架美國戰機飛越土耳其東南部上空前往伊拉克途中，意外「掉下」兩枚炸彈一事表示歉意。

昨天傍晚五時三十分左右，土耳其東南部桑尼烏法市區突然自空中落下兩枚長度約一點五公尺的炸彈，幸好掉落在城郊農地附近，並未造成任何傷亡，但引起東南各省居民驚惶，擔心美國戰機再次「搞飛機」，「掉下」更多的炸彈。

(中央社記者郭無患華盛頓二十四日專電)美國國防部今天表示，美國空軍無人空中載具掠食者MQ｜1在對伊拉克軍事行動中首次執行攻擊任務，以一枚地獄火空對地飛彈成功摧毀一座伊拉克移動式雷達追蹤防空砲。

國防官員表示，一架對地攻擊型無人空中載具掠食者MQ｜1二十三日在伊拉克南部城市阿馬拉城外，以一枚AGM｜114K地獄火二式空對地飛彈，攻擊並摧毀一座伊拉克移動式ZSU｜23｜4雷達追蹤防空砲。

（中央社記者張聲肇紐約二十五日專電）美國政府消息人士指出，黑鷹直升機和小型巡邏機星期一悄悄恢復二十四小時在紐約和華盛頓上空巡邏，防範恐怖攻擊。

採取此一警戒措施的原因是，執法和情報單位判斷，伊拉克戰爭期間，紐約和華府面臨「特別的危險」，有可能成為恐怖組織攻擊的目標。

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar14958/index.htm
Lockheed𠏋 LOCAAS Destroys Target In First Flight Test

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar14939/index.htm
US Missile Accidentally Shoots Down British Jet, Killing 2

（中央社記者鍾行憲台北二十六日電）美國哥倫比亞廣播公司新聞網（CBS News）在台北時間今天上午報導，美國空軍曾以一枚被稱為「電子炸彈」的實驗性電磁脈衝裝置攻擊伊拉克電視台，試圖讓它無法廣播而關閉伊拉克總統海珊的宣傳機器。

報導中說，此一極機密的炸彈會造成短暫的強大微波脈衝，足以使電腦當機、雷達盲目、停止無線電廣播、引發造成癱瘓的停電、並且使車輛和飛機的電子點火裝置失去作用。

CBS News指出，伊拉克電視台確曾中止廣播幾個小時，但是稍後即以較微弱的訊號恢復廣播。

美伊／瘋了？「搗蛋」？F-16 向愛國者導彈陣地開火 2003/03/26 01:14

　國際中心／編譯

美國中央司令部卡塔爾指揮部25日透露，一架美軍F-16 戰鬥機在被「愛國者」導彈雷達鎖定後，向導彈陣地開火。

這次美軍之間交火事件發生在伊拉克納傑夫地區。美軍F-16 戰鬥機向導彈陣地發射了一枚AGM-88 高速反輻射導彈，摧毀了陣地上的雷達系統，目前尚無美軍人員傷亡情況。

中新社報導，該集團公司總經理張慶偉說﹐中國航天科技集團公司在確保載人航天工程､運載火箭和各類衛星研製任務完成的同時，組建中國航天時代電子公司﹐這是建構母子公司體制的一項探索﹐也是增強自主創新能力的重要步驟。

張慶偉稱﹐航天電子系統和設備作為火箭､飛彈､衛星､太空船的重要組成部分﹐其性能優劣直接影響這些航天產品的研製進程､質量和成本。組建中國航天時代電子公司﹐旨在加快航天關鍵領域和科技前沿的體制創新﹐力求擁有相關核心技術的自主智慧產權﹐提高關係到中國大陸國家安全的高技術領域的自主創新能力。

中國航天時代電子公司總經理王宗銀指出﹐新公司將發揮專業與系統融合的優勢﹐建立電子宇航級標準﹐為飛彈武器系統､宇航技術與產品､主導民品三個主業的發展提供有力的技術支撐。

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監視北韓 日本發射間諜衛星

東京特派員陳世昌／二十八日電
2003/03/29

日本今天首度發射兩枚間諜衛星成功進入環繞地球軌道，展開對北韓的情蒐。北韓隨即發表聲明，表示日本此舉是「敵意行為」，並暗示將試射飛彈作為回應。

運送兩枚衛星的Ｈ二Ａ火箭今晨十時廿七分順利從九州地區鹿兒島縣的種子島發射升空。日本宇宙開發事業團說，這次發射相當成功，兩枚衛星已從火箭分離，進入環繞南北兩極高度四百到六百公里上空的軌道。

這是日本自製的Ｈ二Ａ火箭自二○○一年八月登場以來，連續第五度發射成功，讓日本太空事業往前跨一大步。

但北韓官方中央新聞社隨即發表聲明，表示日本必須為「挑起東北亞新一波軍備競賽負起完全責任」。

一九九八年北韓曾發射一枚大浦洞飛彈越過日本上空，當時北韓宣稱他們是在發射衛星。北韓中央新聞社說，為了回應日本今天的舉動，北韓將發射更多「衛星」。

由於美伊戰爭戰火猛烈，且北韓早已對日本發射間諜衛星強烈反彈，日本今天上午的發射是在陸海空嚴密警戒下進行，全長五十七公尺、重三百四十八噸的Ｈ二Ａ火箭直到發射前一天深夜才在發射地點出現。

兩顆衛星重量合計四噸，為此火箭第一節還增加四支補助的固體燃料火箭筒以增加推力。在經過倒數計時後，上午十時廿七分在轟隆巨響與竄起的白煙幕中，火箭緩緩升空。

第一節與第二節火箭順利完成推升並脫離，約十五分鐘與廿四分鐘後，兩顆衛星先後從火箭分離，進入環繞南北極軌道。

兩顆衛星中一顆是能夠拍攝精密照片的光學衛星，另一顆則是在夜間與天候不佳情況下也能進行攝影的雷達衛星。據稱，這次發射的衛星能清楚拍攝地表只有一公尺大小的物品。

日本政府說，這兩顆衛星主要是監視北韓的飛彈試射動向，並將作為天災預防監視之用。不過日本每日新聞今天報導，在間諜衛星發射後，日本考慮購買美國的戰斧巡弋飛彈，以加強對北韓的防衛。

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar15083/index.htm
After First Week Of War, Airmen Charged, Ready
(Source: US Air Force; issued Mar.30, 2003)

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/data/communiques/data/2003Mar15091/index.htm
Lockheed𠏋 JASSM Successful In Final Development Test
(Source: Lockheed Martin; issued Mar. 27, 2003)