June 30, 2003

June 30, 2003

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COVER STORY

Multimission Workhorse

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS8 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

No Free Lunch

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Final Draft

By FRANK MORRING6 min

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COVER STORY

Multimission Workhorse

Eight-place EC130 B4 is an advanced derivative of the AS350 B3 aimed at tourism, medevac, law enforcement and offshore operations

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS8 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

No Free Lunch

Governments that are aggressively promoting their industries’ capabilities stand to win a larger share of Joint Strike Fighter contracts

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI6 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Final Draft

Timing of space shuttle return to flight will depend on wording of accident report

By FRANK MORRING6 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Tricky Situation

WASHINGTON The Pentagon will go after Boeing and punish the aerospace giant if it is found to have violated the law in the current dispute surrounding the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). But the Air Force wants to avoid torpedoing its dual launcher strategy and would try to keep the Delta IV program largely unaffected.

By ROBERT WALL,FRANK MORRING5 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

NATO Showdown

Two multinational teams vie for multibillion-dollar alliance-owned ground surveillance aircraft deal

By ROBERT WALL4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Ready for Action?

Policy makers are seeking to beef up and streamline Europe’s space program

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Ariane 5 Mega-Buy

Arianespace purchases 30 heavy-lift boosters as Astrium and Alcatel Space agree to jointly market large satellite bus

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Visualizing the Future

U.S.-Russian simulation venture targets older Russian aircraft, while focusing Russian analytical skills on Boeing and Airbus training needs

By CRAIG COVAULT4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Ukrainian Gambits

Brazilian launch and Asian earthquake detection goals are on the project list

By CRAIG COVAULT3 min

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Missile Guidance

The U.K. targets two industry teams to lead efforts for future air defense needs

By DOUGLAS BARRIE,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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