February 15, 1993

February 15, 1993

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DEFENSE CUTS MADE IN POLICY VOID

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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AIR FORCE MAY YIELD FIGHTERS AND BASES

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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NEW BATTLES LOOM FOR PROTOTYPES

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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DEFENSE CUTS MADE IN POLICY VOID

Little direction offered to guide U. S. military's first steps to reach elusive $60 billion in savings by 1997

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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AIR FORCE MAY YIELD FIGHTERS AND BASES

The U. S. Air Force is offering to sacrifice 2 ½ fighter wings, F-16 fighter production, overseas bases and the Milstar communications satellite to meet an Administration demand for additional defense budget cuts that over the next four years will cost the services a total of $60 billion.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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NEW BATTLES LOOM FOR PROTOTYPES

WASHINGTON U. S. Air Combat Command chief Gen. John M. Loh has proposed a new acquisition plan that would require all new aircraft designs, including the F22 and multi-role fighter (MRF), to compete against advanced versions of the F15, F-16 or F-117 before production is approved.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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PENTAGON MULLS FLAT SDI BUDGET

WASHINGTON A $3.8-billion strategic defense budget for 1994 being considered by the Clinton Administration would increase theater missile defense spending but slow efforts to deploy systems in the U. S. and in space.

By JAMES R. ASKER

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GLOBAL EXPRESS SCALE MODEL COMPLETING INITIAL TESTING

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PEGASUS LOFTS BRAZIL'S SCD1

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ

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FALCON 2000 TWINJET TO FLY THIS MONTH

BORDEAUX, FRANCE Dassault Aviation's Falcon 2000, a transcontinental-range business twinjet, will make its first flight late this month, a few weeks ahead of initial schedule. Certification is planned for December, 1994, and first deliveries will be in early 1995.

By PIERRE SPARACO

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U. K. ASKS FIVE TO BID ON NEW ATTACK HELICOPTER

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN

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C-17 PAYLOAD-RANGE SPEC CALLED OUTDATED

By BRUCE A. SMITH

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B-2 TEST PROGRAM TO MEET FISCAL 1993 MILESTONES

EDWARDS AFB, CALIF__ The B-2 bomber test program will meet all of its congressionally mandated Fiscal 1993 System Maturity Matrix Milestones by late spring, well ahead of schedule, according to U. S. Air Force officials here. All except the low observables (LO) milestones already have been satisfied, and the final round of this phase's LO evaluations is in progress.
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