WASHINGTON. President Bill Clinton's budget blueprint would reduce U. S. defense spending by $28 billion more than the $60 billion he pledged to cut by Fiscal 1997 and be followed by another cut of $39 billion in Fiscal 1998, for a total reduction of $127 billion over the next five years.

BOSTON The United Arab Emirates has awarded a $300-million air defense system contract to Westinghouse, and Saudi Arabia has chosen Raytheon for a $580million Patriot and Hawk support program as aerospace orders continue to flow into the U. S. from Desert Storm allies.

WASHINGTON An innovative, low-cost Defense Dept. satellite has imaged a rocket motor test firing as part of feasibility demonstrations for detecting and tracking ballistic missiles using miniature sensors in space. The Miniature Sensor Technology Integration spacecraft (MSTI-1) imaged the firing at Edwards AFB, Calif.

WASHINGTON The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate procedures used in this month's Pegasus mission because of conflicting pre-launch orders that called for both an abort and a continuation of the winged booster's air launch.