July 30, 2001

July 30, 2001

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COVER STORY

NP-3C Streamlines Target Data Flow

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Genoa Hands Congress A Deterrence Riddle

By PAUL MANN

COVER STORY

Navy Claims Victories In Mobile Target Chase

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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COVER STORY

NP-3C Streamlines Target Data Flow

NAS PATUXENT RIVER, MD. Navy officials here say that beneath the Hairy Buffalo P-3C’s plain, commonplace exterior is an aircraft a generation ahead of anything else flying in the service. “Most of the projects here tend to focus on one science project,” said Cdr. (select) Ronald M. Carvalho, Jr., director of the Hairy Buffalo program.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Genoa Hands Congress A Deterrence Riddle

WASHINGTON The American-Russian accord in Genoa to consult on the links between offensive and defensive missile arsenals has triggered an intense congressional debate about the future—and very meaning—of strategic deterrence. Key members of the Senate’s Democratic majority challenge President Bush’s claim that limited missile defenses, combined with mutual U.S./Russian offensive rollbacks, will vacate the 50-year-old deterrence doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD).

By PAUL MANN

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Navy Claims Victories In Mobile Target Chase

In fleet exercises, 'Hairy Buffalo' shows potential to thwart 'shoot-and-scoot' foes that bedevil war planners

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Getting It Wrong: Yields ↓, Costs ↑

By DAVID BOND

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UAV, Combined Ops To Focus Future Tests

NAS PATUXENT RIVER, MD. Hairy Buffalo’s future is expected to include the addition of more and different sensors, considerable experimentation with unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and a host of exercises with U.S. and foreign forces.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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Honeywell On Acquisition Trail

MORRISTOWN, N.J. Honeywell Aerospace Co. expects to resume an aggressive acquisition program in the wake of the failed General Electric merger, while forging ahead with the development of some notable new products, including the next generation in the 900-series jet engines.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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Navy Jpats Deferral Curtails USAF Buy

WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force may have to reduce its buy of T-6A Joint Primary Aircraft Training Systems next fiscal year as well as absorb higher prices thereafter as a result of the Navy’s decision to stop participating in the program for several years.

By ROBERT WALL

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Pentagon Readies First BMD Compliance Report

WASHINGTON The Bush Administration remains committed for now to abiding by the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, and the Pentagon is scheduled to disclose this week whether the new missile defense construction and testing plans the Administration has proposed will violate the 1972 U.S./Soviet agreement.

By PAUL MANN

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Boeing Satellite Systems To Build GPS Block 2F

LOS ANGELES Boeing has set in motion a plan that has been part of the company’s overall strategy since it began acquiring major aerospace firms five years ago: combining the expertise of various business units in an attempt to boost competitiveness.

By BRUCE A. SMITH

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Legislation Would Set Space Biz Tax Incentive

WASHINGTON Generous tax incentives in three new bills introduced on Capitol Hill are aimed at spurring the development of a stand-alone U.S. commercial space industry. However, the costs in tax revenue are high and some critics see a lack of support, even within the industry.

By FRANK MORRING

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