September 5, 1994

September 5, 1994

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USAF OFFERS CUTS TO SAVE F-22

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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FARNBOROUGH HOSTS WIDE RANGE OF AIRCRAFT

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN

HEADLINE NEWS

DOCKING PROBLEM THREATENS RUSSIAN STATION OPERATIONS

By CRAIG COVAULT

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USAF OFFERS CUTS TO SAVE F-22

WASHINGTON U.S. Air Force officials will try to find $7-8 billion in reductions over the next six years as an alternative to program cuts and delays, including a slip of the F-22 fighter, recommended by Deputy Defense Secretary John Deutch.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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FARNBOROUGH HOSTS WIDE RANGE OF AIRCRAFT

LONDON Farnborough International '94 will be the battleground for the contenders for two pending U.K. military procurement programs—the Army's attack helicopter and the Royal Air Force's C-130 Hercules replacement. The estimated 200,000 visitors who will attend the show this week will find it hard to miss a huge mockup of the proposed European Future Large Aircraft (FLA) that was taking shape in the days before the start of the exhibition.

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN

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DOCKING PROBLEM THREATENS RUSSIAN STATION OPERATIONS

By CRAIG COVAULT

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LAUNCH MARKS ADVANCE FOR TITAN 4 PROGRAM

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JAPANESE SATELLITE IN ERRANT ORBIT

TOKYO WASHINGTON Japan's H-2 launch vehicle performed flawlessly in its second mission, but its $415-million payload was left in an errant orbit following the failure of a propulsion unit on the experimental satellite. Late last week, the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) was working to devise a plan to use at least some of the experiments, though the spacecraft was in a highly elliptical orbit.

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA,JAMES R. ASKER

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LETTERS

The spate of Airbus crashes reminds me of the early days of jet transports. If pilots screwed up, too bad, they should have known better. Take the recent A330 crash (AW&ST Aug. 8, p. 20). The first officer— who was flying the aircraft—although a training captain with Airbus, was not a "test pilot" and therefore should have been suspect toward handling a takeoff engine failure scenario.
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AEROSPACE CONSOLIDATION ACCELERATES

MEGAMERGER POINTS TO INDUSTRY'S FUTURE

Joining of Lockheed, Martin Marietta will create the world's largest defense company, but for how long?

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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ANTITRUST ISSUE UNLIKELY TO HALT SALE

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI,DAVID A. FULGHUM

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NO PENTAGON BARGAINS

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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INDUSTRY QUESTIONS WHETHER BIGGER IS BETTER

LOS ANGELES AND PAUL PROCTOR/SEATTLE The size of Lockheed Martin will make it a "formidable" aerospace competitor, but management of the highly diversified corporation will be critical if the company is to realize its full business potential, according to industry officials.

By BRUCE A. SMITH,MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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