May 3, 1993

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HEADLINE NEWS

Joint Attack Fighter Eyed to Replace A/F-X, MRF and F-22

WASINGTON The Pentagon is considering a new joint attack fighter as an alternative to moving ahead with the Navy's A/F-X, the Air Force's multirole fighter programs and the F-22. The new aircraft, referred to as JAF, is included in four of the five options service officials said are being considered by Defense Secretary Les Aspin as part of the Pentagon's Bottom Up review.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO7 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Espionage a Factor in Hughes' Pullout

LOS ANGELES PARIS Hughes Aircraft Co. chairman and chief executive officer C. Michael Armstrong has decided to pull the company out of the Paris air show after being warned by U. S. government officials that Hughes is one of about 50 firms targeted for alleged French industrial espionage.

By BRUCE A. SMITH,CRAIG COVAULT4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Politics May Force German Space Station Cuts

KENNEDY SPACE CENETER Germany is facing domestic political pressure to cut back its share in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Columbus space station program—a move that could force Europe to revamp plans for the attached pressurized module it is to supply to NASA's space station.

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Aspin Seeks Program Cuts to Pay for Somali Effort

WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Les Aspin has placed Congress on the horns of a dilemma by asking lawmakers to approve reprogramming of $750 million in Fiscal 1993 funds from defense programs to pay the bills for Somalia relief operations.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Station Partners Blast U. S. Redesign

WASHINGTON In the three options NASA is pursuing for a new, less expensive space station, the role of non-U. S. participants remains an afterthought. Not only is that causing grave concerns in Europe, Japan and Canada, the approach is failing to make use of one of the biggest assets NASA has—international participation—as the U. S. agency strives to cut its station costs in half.

HEADLINE NEWS

Russian Military Space Maintains Aggressive Pace

PARIS Russia has reinitiated the launch of ocean surveillance spacecraft, a key military space system. The mission is part of a continuing surge in Russian space operations. Defense analysts earlier believed the country had abandoned its ocean surveillance satellite system to save costs and was also scaling back other military space operations.

By CRAIG CONVAULT3 min

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