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Week ending May 25, 2002

+++ Eurofighter delayed six months +++ Order intake at EADS falters +++ Boeing X-45A UCAV flies +++ Munich airport is 10 +++ Arianespace reports heavy losses +++ X-31 flying again at Pax River +++ News in brief +++

Eurofighter delayed six months
Verzögerungen beim Eurofighter

A revised timetable for the introduction into service of Eurofighter was announced by UK Defence Procurement Minister Lord Bach. Lord Bach said: "We made clear in February that the June 2002 In Service Date for Eurofighter was becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. Although good progress has been made by industry, with the first three instrumented production aircraft achieving successful first flights in early April, delays in bringing the detailed design to full maturity in some areas prevented the flight test programme from starting on time. "Following a thorough review of the programme involving the partner nations, the NATO agency responsible for undertaking the procurement, and industry, we have jointly concluded that acceptance of the first aircraft into service should be delayed, to take place by the end of this year, and we shall plan on that basis. "We shall now be working hard with industry to recover lost time and to achieve the planned Operational Employment Date in the second half of the decade, thus avoiding any gap in front-line capability or extra costs to the Ministry of Defence. The delays are disappointing but reflect the complexity of the project and the major advance in technology it represents. Initial flights of the instrumented production aircraft have been impressive and the Government remains fully committed to this contribution to the United Kingdom's' military capability."

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Order intake at EADS falters
EADS-Auftragseingang zusammengebrochen

EADS, the world's second largest aerospace and defence company, achieved first quarter 2002 results which are in line with the company's full year forecast. EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes, pre-goodwill amortization and exceptionals) increased by 2% to EUR 315 million (first quarter 2001: EUR 310 million), as EADS reported on the occasion of its second Annual General Shareholders Meeting in Amsterdam. Revenues were up by 2% to reach EUR 6.4 billion (first quarter 2001: EUR 6.3 billion).
Order intake reached EUR 3.8 billion in the first three months of 2002. While order intake grew in the Aeronautics and Defence and Civil Systems Divisions, it was significantly down at Airbus due to the difficult business environment for airlines following 11 September. From January to March 2001, EADS order intake had been considerably higher with EUR 18.9 billion thanks to very strong Airbus orders in that period. The commercial order situation in the first quarter of 2002 was not directly comparable to the same period in 2001, where airlines were still placing large orders. Net Airbus orders during the first quarter 2002 were 15 aircraft. Initial signs of commercial market recovery were evident in April with Airbus reporting 22 orders during that single month. Additionally, four major airlines have recently announced their intention to order a total of more than 100 Airbus aircraft in the near future.
The EADS order book was up by EUR 10 billion compared to the first quarter of 2001, but decreased slightly from EUR 183.3 billion at year-end 2001 to EUR 179.5 billion at the end of March 2002.
EADS reported net income pre-goodwill and exceptionals of EUR 139 million, or EUR 0.17 per share, for the first quarter of 2002, compared with EUR 114 million, or EUR 0.14 per share, for the same period last year. EADS also reported that its net cash position increased by 7% to EUR 1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2002 compared to EUR 1.5 billion at year-end 2001. Free cash flow was EUR 94 million in the first three months of 2002 (first quarter 2001: EUR 232 million). Divisional revenues and earnings remain on last year's level

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Boeing X-45A UCAV flies
Erstflug der Kampfdrohne X-45A

The Boeing X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, or UCAV, technology-demonstration aircraft on May 22 made aerospace history by completing its first flight. This step marks the beginning of flight testing of the first unmanned system designed from inception for combat. X-45A flew for 14 minutes at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, reaching an airspeed of 195 knots and altitude of 7,500 feet. Flight characteristics and basic aspects of aircraft operations, particularly the command and control link between the aircraft and the mission-control station, were successfully demonstrated.
The Boeing Phantom Works advanced research and development unit and the company's Unmanned Systems organization are developing UCAV for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, and the U.S. Air Force. Col. Michael Leahy, an Air Force officer working for DARPA, manages the program. "This flight represents a significant jump in our quest to mature the technologies, processes and system attributes required to integrate UCAVs into the future Air Force," Leahy said. "UCAVs will effectively and affordably perform extremely hazardous missions, such as the suppression of enemy air defenses, while greatly reducing the risk our aircrews have to face."

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Munich airport is 10
Jubiläum des neuen Münchner Flughafens

The new Munich Airport at Erding celebrated ist 10th anniversary recently. During its first decade of operations, Germany's youngest and most advanced passenger airport profited from its rapid traffic growth to ascend to the ranks of Europe's top 10 passenger airports, and today holds down eighth place. The Bavarian capital's new airport handled 178 million passengers during its first 10 years. To put this figure into perspective: after just 10 years of operation, the new airport has already handled 10 million more passengers than the former Munich-Riem Airport saw in its entire history from 1949 until it closed on May 16, 1992.
Passenger volume at Munich increased by an annual average of six percent during the first decade. This growth rate is 50 percent better than the average of all other German airports during the same period. Figures on aircraft movements make it even more evident how far Munich Airport has left the rest of the competition behind in the race to achieve growth. During the 10 years at the new location, the airport has recorded approximately 2.6 million aircraft movements and an average annual growth rate of six percent – about three times as fast as the average rate of increase in aircraft movements at other German airports. Airfreight handled over the first 10 operating years adds up to 903,000 tonnes. Here the average annual growth rate was nine percent – more than double the four percent average yearly increase reported by other German airport for the same period.

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Arianespace reports heavy losses
Schwere Verluste für Arianespace

Following a Board of Directors meeting in Evry, Arianespace announced its financial results for 2001 with a reported loss of 193 million euros on sales of 807 million euros. These results were due to two factors: Arianespace's decision to take charges to account for rapidly deteriorating commercial conditions in the global launch services marketplace during the past months, and the company impact from a stand-down in Ariane 5 flights after the incident that occurred last July on the launcher's 10th mission. Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Marie Luton has proposed an aggressive action plan that will allow a rapid return to the breakeven point in the company's operations.
The Arianespace Board of Directors confirmed its full support for a further strengthening of the Ariane launch system, and it backed the commitment to deploy measures needed for Arianespace to successfully continue operations in line with the strategic and commercial goals. Since the beginning of 2002, Arianespace successfully carried out six launches in less than 100 days -- including the Ariane 511 mission in February that marked a resumption of Ariane 5 launches. With seven more Ariane flights scheduled for the remainder of this year, Arianespace is set to perform a total of 13 launches in 2002.

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X-31 flying again at Pax River
Flugtests der X-31 fortgesetzt

An experimental aircraft used by the Navy to test new flight technologies flew back in the air May 17, after a year of reconfiguration and ground testing to upgrade its avionics. The X-31 is equipped with three paddle-like tail vanes that, when activated, redirect the engine's exhaust plume in response to pilot input. This "thrust vectoring" can provide control and lift at dramatically low speeds and high angles. The X-31 has been around since 1990, when it was used for the Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability (EFM) program, which explored air combat applications for thrust vectoring. That program was discontinued in 1995, the same year the X-31 made its last flight, at the Paris Air show. The aircraft was later shipped to Pax River in April 2000, where it was largely rebuilt for the Vector program. The Navy's ultimate goal for Vector is to prove that thrust vectoring can be used for extremely short takeoff and landing (ESTOL). Vector is a joint venture between the Navy, Germany's defense procurement agency (BWB), Boeing Aerospace and European Aeronautic, Defence and Space (EADS).

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NEWS IN BRIEF / KURZMELDUNGEN

Payment for Eurofighter spares and repairs will be linked to supplier performance, thanks to a BAE Systems-IFS support system, which is now active, following three months of rigorous factory acceptance testing involving all four-partner nations. This, the first phase of Eurofighter's complex Industrial Exchange and Repair Service (IERS) project, is designed to improve aircraft availability whilst reducing investment in spares. It will provide the tools to allow the Eurofighter nations to track critical parts on the operating base or aircraft and through the industrial repair loop and transportation system. Phase 2, due to be delivered in mid-summer, will provide external interfaces to associated software systems including Eurofighter's Engineering Support System (ESS) and reference database. Payment for the exchange service will be linked to the supplier's performance against repair service mean waiting times. These in turn will be set against the number of defects per flying hour. Payments and/or penalties for individual equipment suppliers will be linked to agreed performance measurement criteria.
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The joint venture team of Pratt & Whitney and Aerojet has achieved three major milestones in development of the COBRA reusable booster/second-stage engine for NASA's Space Launch Initiative (SLI): Prototype engine preliminary design review, subscale preburner testing, fabrication and proof testing of subscale milled channel wall nozzle "These milestones are the building blocks to full-scale COBRA prototype engine development, and they support power head testing planned to begin next year. We are continuing to make great progress in meeting our SLI goals," said Rick Bachtel, director of the joint venture, called Pratt & Whitney-Aerojet Propulsion Associates. COBRA (Co-Optimized Booster for Reusable Applications) is a reusable, hydrogen-fueled liquid booster/second-stage engine in the 600,000-pound thrust class.
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The Board of EADS unanimously decided to accept the resignation of Alberto Fernández (53) and to release him from all his functions in EADS. Alberto Fernandez has been Executive Vice President and Head of EADS Military Transport Aircraft Division, President of EADS CASA and Member of the Executive Committee of EADS. On April 15, Alberto Fernández had already resigned from his duty as Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Military. Francisco Fernández Sáinz (56) has been appointed to follow Mr Fernández as member of the Executive Committee of EADS, Head of the Military Transport Aircraft Division and President of EADS CASA. The Board of EADS also proposes to the shareholders of Airbus Military, on the recommendation of the President of Airbus, to appoint Francisco Fernandez Sáinz as the President of Airbus Military. Airbus Military is the management company for the European military transport aircraft programme A400M. With 63.8% and 25.5% respectively, Airbus and EADS are the biggest shareholder of Airbus Military.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) today launched a second and expanded round of funding for innovative R&D initiatives in satellite communications (satcom) from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ESA's first round of funding last year is already supporting projects in fields including transportation management, tracking systems, integration of satellite IP networks and interactive satellite advertising. Claudio Mastracci, ESA's director of applications, commented: " When we introduced the scheme last year, we were impressed by the variety of ideas put forward. Building on our experience with the first initiative, we have fine-tuned the scheme to increase flexibility and the support we provide throughout the application process. We look forward to seeing many more interesting proposals with the potential to enhance the competitiveness of the European and Canadian satcom industries."
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Boeing and the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center or ALC, in Georgia are expanding their C-17 public-private partnership. The agreement, part of the C-17 Flexible Sustainment contract, authorizes Warner Robins ALC to conduct analytical condition inspections of seven U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft during calendar year 2002. Additional inspections, called home-station checks, will also be performed on some of the C-17s. The unique partnership, started in September 2000 with the arrival of the first aircraft, expands this year to provide a continuous flow of C-17 aircraft through Warner Robins during 2002. The work will increase in 2003 and in subsequent years.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has exercised a one-year option to Raytheon under its existing Security Equipment Installation (SEI) II contract to continue installation and integration activities of explosive detection equipment at airports nationwide. This contract option allows vital work to continue concurrent with the Transportation Security Administration's selection of the winning team for its multi-billion dollar Explosives Detection System/Explosives Trace Detection General Contractor program. TSA's objective is to deploy and make operational explosives detection systems at all 438 commercial airports in the United States by Dec. 31, 2002. This is in accordance with the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 mandate, which calls for 100 percent screening of all checked baggage by the end of this year.
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Raytheon and the U.S. Navy successfully completed a functional ground test (FGT) of the Raytheon-produced Tactical Tomahawk May 17 at the Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, Md. The FGT demonstrates all missile system functionality without actually launching the missile. All test objectives were successfully met, including: verification of proper pre-launch and post-launch timing sequences; proper operation of all mechanisms (rocket motor separation, wing and fin deployment); two-way satellite communication and enroute mission flex; proper GPS satellite acquisition and GPS/Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) navigation, as well as boost, engine ignition and transition to cruise.
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Air Foyle HeavyLift Ltd announced that it has appointed Air Cargo Partners, Corporation of Paranque City, Philippines and Air People International Company Limited of Bangkok, Thailand to be the company's General Sales Agents (GSAs) covering air cargo related sales in their defined territories. Air Foyle HeavyLift is the worldwide agent for Antonov Design Bureau of Kiev, Ukraine and the two companies operate jointly as Antonov Airlines.
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The Republic of Singapore accepted its first Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter May 17 in a ceremony at Mesa. Singapore recently contracted with the U.S. government to buy AH-64D Apaches, considered the premiere multirole combat helicopter in production worldwide.
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NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will exercise a $27.5 million option to continue its Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Program contract with Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc., Windsor Locks, Conn. The original contract awarded through the competitive procurement process in 1997 is worth $300 million over seven years and included a four-year base effort with annual renewal options for an additional three years through September 2004. This action is part of the annual renewal option.
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The Slovak cabinet approved on 22 May a draft intergovernmental agreement between Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland on cooperation in the modernization of Mi-24 helicopters used by armed forces in all four countries. Defence ministers of the countries involved, Visegrad Group (V4) members, should seal the document on 30 May in the western Slovak town of Piestany. The project is a firm partnership between the three NATO members and Slovakia which is applying for membership in the alliance. Visegrad Group defence ministers agreed to cooperate in modernizing Mi-24 combat helicopters at their 23 January meeting in Budapest. The modernized helicopter will comply with NATO interoperability parameters and should be introduced into the arsenal of all four countries. The modernization will prolong the service life of a Mi-24 helicopter to 35 years, including board systems that will meet standards and recommendations for operation of aviation equipment in NATO countries. All four countries will equally bear costs for the modernization documentation, while material costs for prototype production will be on Poland's shoulders. Based on the purchased documentation each country will modernize the Russian helicopter according to its own consideration.
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"John Magaw is to be congratulated on his decision not to authorise the carrying of guns in commercial airline cockpits in the United States. His decision is totally in accord with my view and that of the Members of this Association, worldwide," said IATA Director General & CEO Pierre J. Jeanniot. The Director General referred to the statement made 21 May, by US Transportation Security Under Secretary Magaw to the Senate Commerce Committee, in which he stated that he will not allow pilots to carry firearms, but will leave law enforcement on aircraft in the hands of air marshals who have undergone highly specialised military-like training. "The job of pilots is to fly aeroplanes without any interruption or distraction," continued Jeanniot. "That means failsafe measures to prevent unauthorised entry to cockpits and the selective employment of air marshalls, as responses in the event that terrorists have gained access to an aircraft."
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Goodrich Corporation announced that it has been chosen by Rolls-Royce to supply the Lift-Fan anti-icing system for the Short Take Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) version of the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). According to Bruce Coggins, President of Goodrich's De-Icing and Specialty Systems Division, "We're excited by the opportunity to apply Goodrich technology and market-leading expertise to this state-of-the-art Lift-Fan. Our electrothermal anti-icing system will help prevent ice build-up on the Lift-Fan load-bearing struts, nose cone, and variable inlet guide vanes. The selection of Goodrich by Rolls-Royce on this program further enhances the long-standing relationship between our companies."
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The third prototype of the U.S. Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle system successfully completed its first two flights May 19, at Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif. The Fire Scout system was designed by Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Integrated Systems sector as a force multiplier for Navy forces at sea and Marine Corps forces ashore. The prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a technology demonstrator for the RQ-8A program. These flights tested the system's ability to take off, fly and land autonomously. The first test, the shorter of the two, verified the ability to modify the system's fully autonomous, preprogrammed mission by executing override commands to hover and land. Following launch, the air vehicle climbed to 30 feet and began forward flight. Upon reaching 10 knots air speed, it was given a zero airspeed command, after which it entered a hover at 30 feet. It was given an override land command by the system operator and the vehicle landed on the runway centerline.
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RDM Holding NV and Stork NV are holding talks that are intended to lead to a rational consolidation of their industrial activities in the fields of aerospace and land defence systems in the Netherlands. Among the subjects included in these talks is the acquisition by RDM of the military vehicles activities of Stork, which fall under Stork PWV. With this intended acquisition, RDM intends to further strengthen and expand its military vehicles activities. Stork intends to acquire the aerospace activities of SP aerospace and vehicle systems B.V., which is part of RDM Holding. Through this acquisition Stork intends to further concentrate on strengthening its aerospace activities. Both companies have signed a declaration of intent for this purpose. Stork PWV B.V. ('PantserWielVoertuig' or armoured wheeled vehicle), at present still a part of Stork Aerospace, is a system engineering and project management organisation based in Amsterdam. Stork PWV is a partner in the German - British - Dutch GTK/MRAV/PWV programme and shareholder in ARTEC GmbH in Munich, Germany. ARTEC GmbH, including Stork PWV, focuses on the development and production of large armoured vehicles. The Dutch, German and UK governments have commissioned the development and production of the GTK/MRAV/PWV vehicle.
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Air Force and NASA officials recently agreed with the primary recommendation of a 120-day study team that the Air Force and NASA should continue to assess building a joint Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) demonstrator.After scrutinizing shared technologies and mutual requirements for space access, the study team's top recommendation to the Air Force and NASA was that the two organizations should work together to assess building a joint operations demonstrator vehicle. The study also concludes this demonstrator could eventually lead to a follow-on cargo vehicle for both the Air Force and NASA, as well as to a crewed vehicle for NASA. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe; Air Force Undersecretary and Director of the National Reconnaissance Office Peter B. Teets; and General Ed Eberhart, Commander of US SPACECOM and NORAD, discussed the 120-day RLV study's findings and recommendations April 10 at a Senior Space Partnership Council meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo., and agreed in principle with the study's recommendations.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has selected Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation (BATC), Boulder, Colo., to build the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) Spacecraft. Under the terms of the delivery order valued at $94 million (including spacecraft and all associated options) BATC will be responsible for the design and fabrication of the NPP spacecraft bus, integration of the Government-furnished instruments, satellite-level testing, and on-orbit satellite check-out. NPP is a joint mission with contributions by NASA and NOAA's NPOESS Integrated Program Office (IPO). NASA is providing the NPP spacecraft, the launch vehicle and one of the three advanced sensors. The IPO will develop two new sensors, the spacecraft operations control center and ground processing systems.
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Sir John Bourn, head of the UK National Audit Office, told Parliament that the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) is working hard to improve the management of helicopter logistics, but it has not yet been able to deliver fully the agreed levels of logistics support. Overall performance has been patchy. For the Joint Helicopter Command, in the 12 months to September 2001 the DLO achieved its targets more often than not but it has experienced difficulty in achieving more demanding standards since April 2001. Where targets were missed performance has generally been marginally below target. For Lynx, availability targets were never met, but this was due to a problem with the main rotor head which led to many helicopters being grounded. The MOD, together with its industrial suppliers, responded promptly to the problem and put in place a robust recovery programme, although difficulties in retrieving good data on the lives of rotor heads and a long manufacturing lead-time were complications.
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Raytheon delivered the first production ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting FLIR (ATFLIR) pod to the U.S. Navy May 21. This delivery marks the beginning of a multi-year plan to equip the Navy's F/A-18s with a third-generation infrared targeting system that is more capable, reliable and affordable than current systems. "The F/A-18 with its ATFLIR will be the weapon delivery platform of choice, especially when it is important to differentiate a tank farm from a farm tractor, a troop carrier from a school bus, and an artillery emplacement from a decoy," said Rear Admiral James Godwin. "We are proud to have this marvelous weapon system in the fleet." The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are programmed to receive 574 pods with spares to equip their F/A-18 C/D and E/F aircraft. The ASQ-228 ATFLIR airborne targeting pod is scheduled to achieve early operational capability with the U.S. Navy's first F/A-18E squadron in June 2002.
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Less than five years in the making, a new rocket built by Boeing for a U.S. Air Force program designed to reduce launch costs and ensure the nation's access to space, rolled out from its facility in Decatur, Ala. The Boeing Delta IV rocket was designed and developed as part of the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, and will be used to launch the Defense Satellite Communications Systems (DSCS) III B6 spacecraft during the final quarter of this year. While this is the first Delta IV launch vehicle to support the EELV program, the first launch of the Delta IV will take place in August and place a European commercial communications satellite into orbit.
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NASA's DC-8, based at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., is participating in a study of water vapor that feeds showers and thunderstorms. The aircraft is one of six taking samples during the International H2O Project (IHOP2002) May 13 through June 15. Missions will fly out of Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is leading the large investigation of the moisture that produces heavy rains across the southern Great Plains from Texas to Kansas. Scientists hope the IHOP2002 measurements will answer questions about when, where and how summertime storms form and allow for better prediction of rainfall amounts associated with these storms. Improved forecasting of heavy rains may also result in more accurate flash flood warnings that could prevent some loss of life associated with these storms.
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U.S. aerospace company Boeing Co. has agreed on a $205 million cut in the bidding price for 40 F-15K fighter jets in negotiations with South Korea, defense sources said on Sunday (May 19). Boeing also met the nation's demand that the supply of replacement parts be covered by the U.S. government-guaranteed Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. "Boeing accepted our demands for a further price cut and U.S. government guarantee for aircraft parts," said a senior defense official, who asked his name not to be printed. "We are pleased with the results." Initially, Boeing had offered to lower the price by $170 million, but Korean officials insisted on a further discount in order to cut the price by more than $200 million. Under the new agreement, Boeing will build a fleet of 40 next-generation fighters for South Korea at the cost of $4.266 billion, $2 million below the price proposed by French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation SA, according to the source.
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IPA1, the first production standard Eurofighter, based at BAE Systems Warton successfully completed five further flights within 10 days since her maiden flight. All six flights have been performed as part of the intensive flight test program currently taking place on the Eurofighter program. All of IPA1's flights, including her first, have been utilized for Production Flight Acceptance Testing, air data testing or testing of the new, state-of-the-art, production stick top. The aircraft has proven to be extremely robust with turnaround between flights being achieved in 45 minutes. Over this period there have only been two minor snags, which is testament to the outstanding production processes that have been developed across the program and in particular in the assembly areas at BAE Systems.
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Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems in Eagan, Minn., has signed a Maritime Patrol Aircraft teaming agreement with Italian-based Datamat, S.P.A. Datamat will support Lockheed Martin's pursuit of the German/Italian Maritime Patrol Aircraft Replacement (MPA-R) program. The German and Italian governments have a memorandum of understanding for a joint, competitive program to replace their aging Atlantique 1 MPA fleet. This program will consist of up to 26 MPA aircraft with advanced mission avionics and sensors and an integrated logistics support package. Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems will serve as the mission system integrator for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Ft. Worth, TX, the weapons system prime contractor. Contract award is expected in 2003 with the first aircraft delivery in 2007.
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