WASHINGTON The Navy expects to complete a study by the end of the summer identifying the most cost-effective mix of weaponry and sensors to employ on its upgraded F-14s, but the program continues to face congressional opposition. Rear Adm. Brent Bennitt, head of the Navy's Air Warfare Div., told AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY that the Navy is looking at a number of alternatives to meet the air-to-ground weapon requirements for the F14.

BERLIN Berlin air show officials are faced with the challenge of reevaluating the viability of their biennial week-long exhibition as an East-West trade center, given the decision by many European companies not to participate and the marginal attendance by high-ranking aerospace of ficials from any country.

COCOA BEACH, FLA. The orbiter Atlantis was returned to Kennedy Space Center after 19 months of maintenance and modification in California that will allow the shuttle to perform longer-duration missions and dock with the Russian space station Mir next summer.