June 5, 1995

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HEADLINE NEWS

U.S. READIES PREDATOR FOR MISSIONS IN BOSNIA

With field tests showing the new UAV to be 95% effective in locating fixed targets, the Predator could be a key tool in any hostage rescue attempt

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,JOHN D. MORROCCO

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USAF TO BROADCAST MISSION DATA TO COCKPIT

FALCON AFB, COLO The U.S. Air Force is preparing to demonstrate transmission of intelligence data directly from a satellite to aircraft cockpits, which will provide updated threat warning, weather and target information before bombers and fighters begin an attack.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT

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RANGER 2000 TOPS IN JPATS TEST

WASHINGTON The Rockwell Ranger 2000 has the inside track in the competition for the U.S.' new primary trainer aircraft, according to pilot evaluations. Political and business factors, however, leave the final selection in doubt, and critics are already worried that any aircraft in the competition will be obsolete by the time it is delivered.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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RAFALE TO FIRE MICA AGAINST TARGET DRONE

PARIS TOULOUSE Matra and Dassault Aviation are set to conduct the first firing toward a drone target by an advanced radar-guided Mica missile from a Rafale fighter prototype. The test will be conducted as early as June 6 off the Cazaux and Landes test centers on the French Atlantic coast.

HEADLINE NEWS

EUROPEAN COMPANIES TO STRENGTHEN TIES

PARIS The largest European aerospace companies are negotiating partnership agreements that would streamline the industry, eliminate excess capacity and create cross-border alliances. Long, complex negotiations between Aerospatiale and Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) on combining their missile and satellite businesses are finished, but the French and German governments, as well as the European Union's competition directorate, still must approve the alliance.

By PIERRE SPARACO

HEADLINE NEWS

SPEKTR DOCKS WITH MIR

PARIS Russia's new 20-ton Spektr module docked successfully with the Mir space station June 1, following the transfer of an older 20-ton module on the station to a different docking port. The station crew was late last week preparing to reposition Spektr and then again move the older Kristall module for a third time—the key steps necessary to position Mir modules for the docking in late June by the U. S. space shuttle Atlantis.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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