April 24, 2000

April 24, 2000

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Streamlining Lends Credence to Finmeccanica/eads Link

By PIERRE SPARACO5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Privatization Plan Revised for U.k. Labs

By JOHN D. MORROCCO3 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Stealthier Hornet Eyed for Export

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Streamlining Lends Credence to Finmeccanica/eads Link

By PIERRE SPARACO5 min

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Privatization Plan Revised for U.k. Labs

LONDON The U.K. Ministry of Defense would retain control over 25% of the nation’s defense research establishment under a new privatization plan which addresses concerns voiced by British industry and U.S. defense officials to earlier proposals.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO3 min

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Stealthier Hornet Eyed for Export

WASHINGTON Managers of Boeings F/A-l8E/F Super Elornet program are eyeing a range of improvements to make the aircraft more competitive in the export market including radar signature reduction, precision strike capability, conformal fuel tanks and a price some $17-20 million per aircraft less than the U.S. Navy is paying today.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

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Key European ISS Items on Track; Others Slip

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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Boeing Rejects Plan for Two JSF Lines

WASHINGTON Boeing officials have publicly staked out a position against establishing two separate production lines for the Joint Strike Fighter. At least one option being considered by Pentagon acquisition chief Jacques Gansler was to have both Lockheed Martin and Boeing establish final assembly lines for the JSF—one for the Air Force version and another for the Marine Corps and Navy designs.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

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Thruster Glitch Imperils Launcher Schedules

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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Bae Cautions on Alenia Deal

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ILA 2000

Ead Launch Pad

The new pan-European aerospace giant, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS), will be center stage at the biennial German aerospace trade show.
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AEROSPACE IN CRISIS

Brain Drain Threatens Aerospace Vitality

Shortage of top engineers in key disciplines undermines industry health; situation not likely to improve soon

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI9 min

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Angry Weapon Experts Mull Outside Offers

LIVERMORE, CALIF. COLORADO SPRINDS, COLO U.S. nuclear laboratories are finding it increasingly difficult to attract and keep critical physicists and computer scientists, thanks to new security regulations spawned by political embarrassment, the lure of information-technology riches and “salami-sliced” funding.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT8 min

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