March 9, 1998

March 9, 1998

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Global Hawk Begins Flight Test Program

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM7 min

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Interest Surging in Titan 4 Successors

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO6 min

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Europe Balks at Notion of Mega-consortiums

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI5 min

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Global Hawk Begins Flight Test Program

The flight reinvigorates Darpa's recon drone efforts, which have not flown since DarkStar crashed two years ago

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM7 min

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Interest Surging in Titan 4 Successors

WASHINGTON When U.S. Air Force planners decided to move ahead with new Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELVs), they anticipated that a heavy-lift variant would be needed for only a handful of launches of large, specialized government spacecraft.

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO6 min

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Europe Balks at Notion of Mega-consortiums

NEW YORK European companies, aerospace resentful of and the defense historical imbalance in joint ventures with their American counterparts, are cool to the U.S. idea of international consortiums that would compete against each other for major procurements.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI5 min

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JSF to Spawn Black Derivatives

ORLANDO, FLA. First derivatives of the next-generation Joint Strike Fighter will not be electronic warfare aircraft to replace the EA-6B. Instead, they are likely to spin out of black programs with needs similar to the new, stealthy fighter, says Harry Blot, Lockheed Martin’s deputy program manager.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

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Tighter Sanctions Urged Against Iraqi Smuggling

WASHINGTON The the head Persian of U.S. Gulf military is pressing forces for in tighter enforcement of international sanctions against Iraq, but Congress is worried the latest U.N./Iraq accord will weaken the sanctions instead. Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, commanderin-chief of the U.S. Central Command (Middle East and Persian Gulf), informed a Senate panel last week that smuggling in and out of Iraq is on the rise.

By PAUL MANN4 min

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Boeing Unveils Stealth Standoff Missile Design

ORLANDO, FLA. With competition for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) scheduled to end early next month with selection of a winning contractor, Boeing has revealed some of its weapons capabilities. weapons capabilities.

By DAVID A.FULGHUM4 min

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USAF: Were Running Short of People, Funds

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

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Bosnia Mission Ups Readiness Concerns

By PAUL MANN3 min

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Atlas Launches Intelsat Pulled Off Long March

CAPE CANAVERAL The tin $ Intelsat 100-million 806 spacecraft Lockheed is Marundergoing checkout in geosynchronous orbit this week following its launch on an Atlas booster here. The flight was earlier planned for launch from China on a Long March booster, but Intelsat pulled the unique satellite off the Asian launcher in the wake of a fatal launch accident.

By CRAIG COVAULT3 min

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Sales Boom for French Firms

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