December 15, 1965

December 15, 1965

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PICTURE CREDITS

Message From The Publisher

The Export Challenge

By Robert W. Martin

Special Report: INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE MARKET

Export Market Promises Greater Profit Potential, Stronger Competition for Sales

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PICTURE CREDITS

Cover—Ronald McGaffin, Northrop Corp.; 16—Ron Appelbe for Aviation Week; 17—The Boeing Co. (top), Ian MacDonald for Aviation Week (bot.); 27—Atlantic Aviation Corp.; 28—Lear Jet Corp.; 29—The Boeing Co. (top), Douglas Aircraft Co. (center), Lockheed Aircraft Corp. (bot.); 30—Douglas Aircraft Co.; 31—NASA; 32—Standard Radio & Telefon; 33—Mohawk Airlines; 34—Marcel Dassault; 37—Dornier Werke; 38—Ron Appelbe for Aviation Week; 40—Aeronautica Macchi; 42—Piaggio; 43—William H. Gregory for Aviation Week; 45—Ian MacDonald for Aviation Week; 59—Ron Appelbe for Aviation Week.
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The Export Challenge

The 32-page opening editorial section of the 1965 Buyers Guide issue reflects AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY’S continuing, and pioneering, interest in the international aerospace market. We have watched, and reported on, this market on a step-by-step basis from our bureaus in the U. S. and abroad, monitoring its growing importance to the aerospace industries of the developed nations of the world as it has evolved from the end of World War 2.

By Robert W. Martin

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Export Market Promises Greater Profit Potential, Stronger Competition for Sales

International aerospace export market is growing rapidly in scope and dimension and in its potential for profit. More and more countries are beginning to push export sales of their industries’ aerospace products aggressively. On the other end of the spectrum, more and more countries are developing a need for modern aircraft as they begin to emerge from the past into the realities of the present.
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Defense Predicts $15 Billion in Exports for Next Ten Years

Washington—Defense Dept. is setting its sights on obtaining $15-20 billion in export orders for U. S. military hardware over the next 10 years, a substantial portion of it in the aerospace category. To accomplish this, the U. S. will have to capture approximately 20% of the funds its major allies are expected to spend on defense procurement during that time.

By Cecil Brownlow

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Export Demand May Dictate Finance Shift

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Export-Import Bank Aerospace Loans

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Canadian Exports Boost Economy

Canadian aerospace industry is profiting from its own export sales as well as licensed-production agreements from the U. S. that should provide substantial employment over the next few years. Major export sales to date, which reflect a substantial, and favorable, impact on that nation’s balance of payments ledger, include: • De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Ltd.’s DHC-4 Caribou utility transport—total of 242 have been ordered by 11 countries, including 168 by the U. S. Dollar value of the Caribou export sales is estimated at approximately $160 million.
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Saab Expands Export Emphasis

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Major Export Lending Agencies

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U. S. Urges Wider Export Participation

Washington—An estimated 1,200 American aerospace firms, ranging in size from medium to small, are geared entirely to the domestic market, with little or no activity in the export field, despite growing U. S. government encouragement to sell abroad and a widening potential for orders and profits.
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