April 27, 1992

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Japan’s NEC Joins Bidding to Supply NASA With New Supercomputer

SAN FRANCISCO Japanese supercomputer manufacturer NEC is joining the bidding to supply the next generation of super fast processor to NASA’s National Aerodynamics Simulation facility, the U. S.’s premier computation center for aerospace research.

By BRECK W. HENDERSON

HEADLINE NEWS

Successful Test of Advanced Patriot Confirms Value of Multi-Mode Seeker

BEDFORD, MASS. The success of a U. S. Army Patriot missile guided by a new multi-mode seeker validates a joint U. S.-German effort to create an active guidance scheme that will make the weapon much more accurate and difficult to defeat. The multi-mode seeker adds a Ka-band radar to a semi-active C-band guidance scheme found on existing Patriots for use against aircraft, cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles.

By DAVID HUGHES

HEADLINE NEWS

Navy Seeks Funding to Upgrade AMRAAM, Incorporate AAAM-Derived Technologies

WASHINGTON The Navy is seeking funding in the Fiscal 1994 budget to begin work on an upgraded version of the advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) that will incorporate technologies from its now canceled advanced air-to-air missile program (AAAM).

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

HEADLINE NEWS

GE and Pratt Propose Offsets In Finnish-Fighter Engine Bids

NEW YORK Pratt & Whitney and General Electric are offering comprehensive offset plans worth hundreds of millions of dollars each in bids to supply powerplants for Finland’s DX fighter aircraft program. Under the DX competition, which could be settled by early May, Finland plans to procure 60 fighters and seven trainers beginning in 1995-96 from a field consisting of the General Dynamics F-16 powered by Pratt & Whitney F100-229s or General Electric FI 10-129s; McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 with the General Electric F404; Saab JAS-39 with the Volvo/General Eectric RM 12, a derivative of the F404; and a version of the Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000 with the Snecma M88.

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

HEADLINE NEWS

Northrop Eyes 49% of LTV’s Aircraft Business in Move to Diversify

NEW YORK LTV Corp.’s aircraft business, recently auctioned to the Carlyle Group, could become the cornerstone of Northrop Corp.’s strategy for diversifying its revenue base, now heavily weighted toward the politically troubled B-2 bomber program.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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