January 30, 1967

January 30, 1967

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Editorial

The Aerospace Budget-I

By Robert Hotz

Who's Where

Industry Observer

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Editorial

The Aerospace Budget-I

The largest federal aerospace budget in history is contained in the Fiscal 1968 financial plan submitted by President Lyndon B. Johnson to Congress last week. Since the U.S. government remains the aerospace industry’s largest customer, this record volume of new business contained in the Fiscal 1968 budget is the key index to how the industry will fare over the next two calendar years.

By Robert Hotz

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Who's Where

In the Front Office Georges Galichon, president of Air France, succeeding Joseph Roos (AW&ST Jan. 16, p. 35). Erik de Carvalho, president of Varig Airlines, succeeding the late Rubem Berta (AW&ST Dec. 26, 1966. p. 33). Also; Harry Schuetz, executive vice president.
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Industry Observer

Air Force wants to consolidate it's Systems Command's Space and Ballistic Systems Divs. into a single division located in Los Angeles. The reasoning: BSD workload has become relatively low, and Military Airlift Command needs the facilities now occupied by BSD at Norton AFB, Calif.
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Washington Roundup

LOH Hassle Allegations of impropriety in various stages of the Army’s selection of the Hughes OH-6A Light Observation Helicopter were sounded last week as Rep. Porter Hardy, Jr.’s (D.-Va.) House Armed Services special investigations subcommittee opened public hearings on the program.

By Washington Staff

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Special Budget Report:

Viet Requirements Boost Budget

Tactical equipment dominates aerospace requests; space outlay is spurred by MOL and Apollo Applications to $7.1-billion level

By Edward H. Kolcum

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Special Budget Report:

Aerospace Agency Budget Requests New Obligational Authority

Agency (In billions of dollars) Fiscal 1967 Fiscal 1968 Defense Department National Aeronautics and Space Administration Atomic Energy Commission Federal Aviation Administration Environmental Sciences Service Administration
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Special Budget Report:

DOD Summary, FY67 Supplementals

(Millions of Dollars) Southeast Asia Military Personnel 1,364 Operations and Maintenance 3,311 Subtotal - Operating 4,675 Procurement: Ammunition 677 Aircraft: Combat attrition 1,525 Training and other 439 Spares 996 Other aircraft equipment
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DOD Seeks Funds for Expanded Inventories of Aircraft, Missiles

Washington-New money request by President Johnson for the Defense Dept, will provide $28.2 billion to continue the rapid buildup of aircraft and missile inventories. The budget also reflects the assumption that Vietnam war requirements have stabilized in both manpower and equipment.
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Military Procurement-Research, Development, Test & Evaluation

(Millions of Dollars) Department of Defense &-; Total Department of the Army Functional classification FY 1966 FY 1967 Supplemental FY 1967 total FY 1968 FY 1966 FY 1967 Supplemental FY 1967 total FY 1968 Total obligational authority (TOA)
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Defense Financial Summary

( Billions of Dollars) 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Enacted or auth. a/ SEA Suppl. Total Strategic Forces 11.2 10.5 9.3 7.1 6.8 6.7 .4 7.1 8.1 General Purpose Forces 18.0 17.9 18.0 19.1 29.5 26.8 7.5 34.3 34.4 Specialized Activities 3.0 3.7
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