January 11, 1988

January 11, 1988

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VIEWPOINT

T/CAS COMES OF AGE

COMMENTARY

MARKET FOCUS

By JOHN R. STODDEN

Congress Backs Funding For First B-2 Base

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VIEWPOINT

T/CAS COMES OF AGE

Contributing avionics editor Phillip J. Klass has been following the evolution of collision avoidance systems for aircraft since the earliest concepts for such systems came off the drawing boards. Following are his views on the current state of this important technology.
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COMMENTARY

MARKET FOCUS

NEW YORK Investors bid up aerospace issues amid a sharp market rally fueled by the dollar’s strength in foreign exchange markets. Analysts at Prudential-Bache said negative investor pyschology toward aerospace/defense has essentially bottomed out.

By JOHN R. STODDEN

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Congress Backs Funding For First B-2 Base

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Congress Backs Funding For First B-2 Base

Management Problems Delay First Flight of Northrop B-2

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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Sidewinders Fired From Apache in Assessment Of Helicopter’s Potential in Air-to-Air Role

LOS ANGELES McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. AH-64A Apache launched a Sidewinder missile at White Sands Missile Range, N. M., as part of a company-funded effort to evaluate the Apache in an air-to-air combat role. The test was one of two successful Sidewinder launches from an Apache late last year at White Sands (AW&ST, Dec. 7, 1987, p. 31).
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Congressional Clash Threatens A-6F, A-6E Compromise Effort

WASHINGTON The Navy/Grumman A-6F program is being restructured to conform with the Fiscal 1988 continuing resolution and now includes options for a mix of newprocurement A-6Fs and upgraded A-6Es, all built to an identical configuration.

By BRENDAN M. GREELEY, JR.

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USAF Awards $4.9 Million in Contracts For A-10 Follow-on Design Studies

WASHINGTON The Air Force has awarded contracts worth a total of $4.9 million to six airframe manufacturers to begin design studies for a new close air support aircraft to replace the Fairchild Republic A-10. General Dynamics received a $1-million award and Northrop, $756,000.
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Air Force Seeks Contractors for T-37 Service Life Extension Program

WASHINGTON The Air Force Logistics Command is expected to issue a request for proposals on Feb. 1 covering a service life extension program for the service's 644 Cessna T-37B primary trainers, a key element of the service's near-term trainer modernization program.
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Eurofighter Consortium Alters Radar System Specifications

LONDON Eurofighter GmbH, is seeking refined bids for the European fighter aircraft’s radar in order to get a system less expensive than those originally proposed, but which need not meet all requirements initially laid down for the system.
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Digital, Wang Forgo Bids on USAF Computer Contract Worth $4.5 Billion

BOSTON Digital Equipment Corp. and Wang Laboratories have decided not to bid on an Air Force computer contract valued in excess of $4.5 billion after a protest they lodged against the specifications in the request for proposals failed to change the document.
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