October 3, 1994

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HEADLINE NEWS

CONFEREES SPARE PROGRAMS BY SPREADING CUTS

WASHINGTON Senior U.S. defense officials breathed a collective sigh of relief with the House-Senate appropriation conference committee's decision not to eliminate any major programs, although most all were tagged with cuts in the $15-30-million range.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO,DAVID A. FULGHUM6 min

HEADLINE NEWS

NEW CEO VOWS TO STABILIZE DOUGLAS, C-17 PROGRAM

NEW YORK As McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s new president and chief executive officer, Harry C. Stonecipher is expected to exert a strong influence over an organization long criticized for lacking a firm hand in managing day-to-day operations.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI5 min

HEADLINE NEWS

AEROJET, CADB JOIN PROPULSION EFFORTS

WASHINGTON Aerojet will offer the Russian Energia booster's main engine for existing and new U.S. launch vehicles under terms of a teaming agreement signed with the Chemiautomatics Design-Development Bureau. The accord is the third by Aerojet with Russian companies for engines that could be used to upgrade current U.S. launchers and applied to a new-generation booster.

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

JOINT-STARS VISIT TIED TO NATO SURVEILLANCE NEEDS

PARIS The U.S. Air Force will fly the E-8 Joint-STARS ground surveillance and targeting aircraft to Great Britain, France, Germany and Belgium this month to demonstrate its capabilities to NATO as part of a major Clinton Administration initiative to sell the aircraft to the alliance.

By CRAIG COVAULT4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

NO PROGRESS ON RUSSIAN TARIFFS

WASHINGTON The U.S. and Russia signed a series of joint aviation agreements during the summit here last week, but the White House regards them as heavily over-shadowed by Russia's refusal to reopen talks about its prohibitively high import tariffs on Western aircraft.

HEADLINE NEWS

JAPAN MAY SEEK $1 BILLION FOR ARMY'S OH-X

TOKYO Japan's first indigenously produced helicopter—the Kawasaki Heavy Industries OH-X—has two seats and two engines with modern avionics, composite construction and ducted-tail design. The helicopter, which Kawasaki has displayed as a mockup, has been under development since 1992 as a replacement for the McDonnell Douglas/Kawasaki OH-6J/6D in scout, observation, patrol and command roles for the Japanese army.

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA3 min

NBAA '94 PREVIEW

DEALERS FORESEE SUSTAINED USED AIRCRAFT GROWTH

LOS ANGELES The sale of used business aircraft is beginning to pick up due to the improving national economy and a large number of buyers who are anxious to capitalize on the remaining values in the market after a long dry spell. Dealers said the used market—which, in the current cycle, hit its low end during 1991-92—began to stir last year about this time and has remained relatively strong to date.

By BRUCE A. SMITH7 min

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October 3, 1994

October 3, 1994

CONFEREES SPARE PROGRAMS BY SPREADING CUTS

By JOHN D. MORROCCO,DAVID A. FULGHUM6 min