February 12, 1996

February 12, 1996

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HEADLINE NEWS

PROFIT SURGE POSES PRICKLY DILEMMA

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

HEADLINE NEWS

STRUCTURAL CHANGE LOOMS AS NEXT INDUSTRY HURDLE

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

HEADLINE NEWS

FRANCE MULLS AEROSPACE MERGER

By PIERRE SPARACO1

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PROFIT SURGE POSES PRICKLY DILEMMA

Many U.S. contractors, awash in cash, will be challenged to find useful outlets for their growing wealth

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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STRUCTURAL CHANGE LOOMS AS NEXT INDUSTRY HURDLE

NEW YORK Robust profits at most major U.S. aerospace/defense companies are causing them to resist or postpone fundamental change in their approach to business, even though such change is key to their survival. That's how Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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FRANCE MULLS AEROSPACE MERGER

By PIERRE SPARACO1

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FRENCH GOVERNMENT FIRES SPACE AGENCY MANAGERS

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EUROPEANS BACK UHCA

PARIS Airbus Industrie's product range should be expanded to include a 500-600seat long-range transport, according to the transport ministers of consortium member countries. The French, German and British officials agreed on the importance of the envisioned program, which is expected to be launched in the next two years.
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UPGRADED SHUTTLE ENGINES GROUNDED

By JAMES T. McKENNA

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ARIANE 44P ORBITS N-STAR

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ENCOUNTER WITH EROS

Applied Physics Laboratory's Near spacecraft is set to fly this week on the first planetary mission under NASA's low-cost Discovery program

By JAMES R. ASKER

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ASTEROID MISSIONS PROMPT JUGGLING ACTS

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TWO CHEERS FOR TIGHT BUDGETS

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO

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