July 3, 2000

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

JSF and F-22 Refocused On Electronic Warfare

WASHINGTON The sophisticated sensors, unfilled spaces and radar-evading potential of the Pentagon’s two new stealth fighters are being reanalyzed with an eye to adding electronic warfare capabilities, thereby pushing their usefulness well beyond the primary air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Boeing Thrives In A3XX Shadow

SEATTLE A financially resurgent, more aggressive Boeing is regaining market share and picking up key sales with less expensive derivative transports, while Airbus is preoccupied with launching the 550-seat A3XX. Boeing is very happy with its commercial jet sales so far this year and plans to post several more before or during the upcoming Farnborough air show, according to Seddik Belyamani, executive vice president for sales and marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.

By PAUL PROCTOR5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Advanced TDRS To Enhance Civil, Military Space Relay

CAPE CANAVERAL NASA late last week was preparing to launch the new Hughes Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) spacecraft, the flagship of an $830-million program to upgrade critical U.S. relay satellite capabilities used by NASA, the U.S. intelligence community, the commercial sector and the European and Japanese space agencies.

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Quick Development Planned For Longer Range Missiles

WASHINGTON To restock its largely depleted inventory of Conventional AirLaunched Cruise Missiles (Calcms), the U.S. Air Force plans to develop and field a new weapon without asking for major improvements in capability. Although the missile’s range will be extended, upgrades such as greater survivability or inflight retargeting will be deferred for a follow-on program around 2010.

By ROBERT WALL4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Cohen Parries Russia’s Attempt To Split NATO

WASHINGTON Countering a Russian maneuver to split NATO on missile defense, the Pentagon has assured Europe the U.S. will cooperate with Moscow on theater missile defense and boost-phase intercept technology. “We're fully prepared to work with the Russians on [TMD],” Defense Secretary William S. Cohen told a gathering here last week of European NATO, military and diplomatic officials.

By PAUL MANN4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Mounting Time Pressure Confronts F-22 Testing

WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Air Force officials are trying to find ways to alleviate the pressure they are experiencing in meeting critical F-22 milestones. The stealth fighter program is facing both near-and long-term schedule concerns.

By ROBERT WALL3 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Express 3A Flight Sets Stage for Zvezda Liftoff

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, KAZAKHSTAN Last week’s successful launch of a Proton rocket gave another boost to Russia’s ambitious civil telecom satellite renewal program, while providing further assurance that the Zvezda Service Module critical for the International Space Station will be launched in July as planned.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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Airbus in Hot Pursuit Of A3XX Launch

By PIERRE SPARACO8 min