July 24, 2000

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Theater Defense Endorsed For Asia-Pacific Region

WASHINGTON With Russia and China in lockstep against a limited U.S. national missile defense, independent military specialists say Washington definitely should forward-deploy counterpart theater missile defenses to protect its Asia-Pacific outposts.

By PAUL MANN6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

GE Award, Turkish Bid Bolster Alcatels Prospects

PARIS A big award from GE Americom, a possible breakthrough in the military export market and the startup of its EuropeStar venture stand to provide a further boost to Alcatels steadily mounting order book. The GE deal is for four 4-5-metric-ton satellites.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Joint Strike Fighter Could Serve as Jammer

WASHINGTON The multinational Joint Strike Fighter is being strongly considered as the replacement for the aging EA-6B Prowler radar and communications jamming aircraft. But rapidly improving electronics are creating concerns about what technology should be in the stealthy new strike aircraft and how it should be used to foil a foe’s antiaircraft weapons.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Congress Trims JSF Funding

WASHINGTON Next year’s appropriation for the Joint Strike Fighter will total $688.6 million, a reduced level approved by lawmakers in response to a minimum three-month delay in the aircraft’s shift from its demonstration/validation phase to engineering and manufacturing development (EMD).

By PAUL MANN4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Aerojet, Pratt & Whitney To Merge Space Units

WASHINGTON It has been apparent since, at least, the end of the Cold War that there were too many space and missile propulsion companies for the size of the market. So it came as no surprise last week when Pratt & Whitney and Aerojet announced they intend to merge their space propulsion businesses.

By JAMES R. ASKER3 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

SES, Eutelsat Ink Pacts With Nordic, Russian Operators

PARIS Western European, Nordic and Russian telecom satellite operators have agreed to a pair of strategic partnerships that will further consolidate the European satcom industry. In the first deal, Societe Europeene de Satellites (SES) will take a 50% share in Nordic Satellite Co. (NSAB), which operates three geostationary spacecraft with 52 transponders.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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Pilots Challenge ALPA Over Two-Tier System

By JAMES OTT6 min