March 23, 1992

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HEADLINE NEWS

Senate Panel Warns of F-22 Cost, Weight Problems

WASHINGTON The powerful Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee has warned the Air Force that the F-22 fighter’s cost and weight problems and the B-2 bomber’s high price tag are jeopardizing the service’s budget plans for next year. Congressional officials said the current F-22 unit cost estimate is $147 million in then-year dollars.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

HEADLINE NEWS

Mir Cosmonauts Prepare For Reentry As NASA Holds Soyuz Talks in Moscow

WASHINGTON Russia plans to complete a crew changeout this week on the Mir space station, an operation involving the first launch and reentry of cosmonauts since the collapse of the USSR. A pair of Russian cosmonauts who have been on board the Mir since before the breakup of the USSR are scheduled to return to Earth Mar. 25.

By CRAIG COVAULT

HEADLINE NEWS

FlightSafety Delivers C-17 Simulator To MAC’S Charleston AFB

WASHINGTON FlightSafety International’s Simulation Systems Div. has delivered the first of 12 C-17 simulators to the Air Force. The first Phase 2 simulator will be operational at Charleston AFB, S. C., this summer. FlightSafety was awarded the simulator contract by McDonnell Douglas Training Systems in late 1988.

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U. S. Probes Alleged Israeli Violations Of Technology Transfer Regulations

By JOHN D. MORROCCO