September 1, 1980

September 1, 1980

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Avionics

British Industry Growing Steadily

Avionics

French Push Current, Future Programs

Components & Equipment

Japanese Gains Linked to Foreign Ties

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Avionics

British Industry Growing Steadily

London—British avionics companies are reporting steady growth in both new technology and current production output, despite a relative dearth of major new airframe projects. Heaviest output is in military programs, despite the existence of both new and retrofit commercially oriented efforts, such as the advanced multi-microprocessor-based slats and flaps control system for the Airbus Industrie A310 transport, developed by Marconi Avionics under subcontract to Liebherr in West Germany, and the autothrottle speed control systems produced by Smiths Industries and selected by Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. as a customer option on 727 and 737 transport aircraft.
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Avionics

French Push Current, Future Programs

Paris—French avionics companies are coupling major efforts to two principal airframe programs together with accelerating activity in telecommunications and television satellite projects, missile systems and airborne and ground-based navigation aids.
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Components & Equipment

Japanese Gains Linked to Foreign Ties

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Avionics

Swedes Eye Next-generation Avionics

Goteborg, Sweden —With production goahead on the Saab-Scania JA37 fighter version of the Viggen aircraft bringing the present Swedish inventory to 149 —equivalent to eight squadrons —Saab is now looking ahead to the next-generation longterm Viggen replacement and its advanced avionic systems.
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Components & Equipment

U.s. Aerospace Dominance Eroding

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Management

Report Reviews Iran Rescue Mission Flaws

By David R. Griffiths10 min

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Avionics

Germans Revise Technology Approach

Frankfurt—Increasing coordination and consolidation of avionics research and development efforts characterize a changing approach to technology by some of West Germany’s major manufacturers. In some large companies, this has produced closer coordination of all development activities across a whole spectrum of operating divisions; in others, the total sales and development effort has been rearranged into functional groupings.
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Avionics

Italians Seeking Third World Markets

Rome—Changing air traffic control equipment market is turning increasingly to turnkey systems that meet the needs of Third World countries, which want increasingly automated systems, according to marketing executives of Selenia, Industrie Elettroniche Associate SpA., here.
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Space Technology

U.s. -europe Collaboration Variable

Paris —Relations between Europe and the U.S. concerning future projects in space will be characterized by both cooperation and competition, depending largely on the project involved. Ariane, Europe’s launch vehicle, represents the most competitive end of the spectrum of relations.
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Components & Equipment

Britain Lays Groundwork for Growth

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