March 13, 2000

March 13, 2000

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

UAE's F-16s Will Be Envy of USAF Pilots

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,JOHN D. MORROCCO,EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Eurofighter Looks To Build on Greek Sale

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

F-22 Radar Ranges Pass Expectations

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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UAE's F-16s Will Be Envy of USAF Pilots

Block 60 defensive electronics system is the first designed to thwart Russian-made SA-10 and SA-12 missiles

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,JOHN D. MORROCCO,EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

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Eurofighter Looks To Build on Greek Sale

BOSCOMBE DOWN, ENGLAND The Eurofighter consortium hopes the Greek government’s approval of the acquisition of 60 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft with options for another 30 will bolster its case in other fighter competitions such as Norway’s.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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F-22 Radar Ranges Pass Expectations

WASHINGTON Testing of new and upgraded U.S. fighter aircraft shows that their next-generation radars are performing even better than required by the Air Force—offering an average of about 15% more range than specified. The additional radar performance has triggered an unexpected battle in the Air Force and aerospace industry.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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Kosovo Spurs U.K. To Focus On SEAD

London Bolstering suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) capabilities is one of several initiatives being pursued by the Royal Air Force as a result of the air campaign in Kosovo. SEAD was a crucial “pacing” element for the air operation, according to Air Marshal Sir John Day, deputy chief of defense staff for commitments.

By John D. Morrocco

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Lower Cost, Commonality Urged for Missile Defense

WASHINGTON Atrio of initiatives is in play for the next steps in the U.S. missile defense effort. Senior Pentagon officials are pressing the services to pare the costs of key ballistic missile defense (BMD) technologies, put more focus on systems integration and concert joint-service approaches to battlespace management.

By PAUL MANN

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Indian Defense Spending To Grow

NEW DELHI The Indian Armed Forces are to receive a 28% increase in their fiscal 2000-01 budget, reflecting support from the coalition government of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for paying back funds allocated for last year’s Kargil operations, and prompting cries of alarm from neighboring Pakistan.

By PUSHPINDAR SINGH

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India Report Criticizes Border Monitoring

New Delhi India’s Research and Analysis Wing failed to “accurately monitor and report” on a Pakistani troop buildup along the line-of-control in the Kargil region that resulted in the border war with Pakistan last year, a government inquiry has charged.
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Turkey Short-Lists Three Helicopters

By METEHAN DEMIR

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Third Merger Pending For Japan's Aerospace

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA

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747 Studied In Launch Role

LOS ANGELES Boeing is wind-tunnel testing a large booster that would be deployed from the top of a modified 747-400F for a launch-on-demand capability. The design, called AirLaunch, is similar in concept to Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Pegasus XL in its use of a wide-body transport to serve as the “first stage” of the launch system.

By BRUCE A. SMITH

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