B 2 Bomber Airplane

Northrop Sees a Bright Future: A Northrop official said that even if the Pentagon limits the B-2 program to just 16 aircraft, it will emerge as a "vibrant" company with up to a $2-billion line of credit for future acquisitions. The official said the company plans to be a survivor in the industry consolidation and would not be unwilling to acquire a company larger than itself.

Northrop Sees a Bright Future: A Northrop official said that even if the Pentagon limits the B-2 program to just 16 aircraft, it will emerge as a "vibrant" company with up to a $2-billion line of credit for future acquisitions. The official said the company plans to be a survivor in the industry consolidation and would not be unwilling to acquire a company larger than itself.

The chief of the Tactical Air Command intensified training for Stealth fighter-bomber crews after learning that they had missed their targets in Panama, but did not pass the information on to the Pentagon, a spokesman said. Col. Ron Sconyers, a spokesman for Gen. Robert D. Russ, commented after the New York Times reported a classified Air Force report concluded Russ did not tell his superiors of the failures.

A Defense Department agency has released $15.5 million that had been withheld from Hughes Aircraft since 1986, when government auditors alleged that the firm improperly billed the Air Force for development of the B-2 bomber's radar system.

A Defense Department agency has released $15.5 million that had been withheld from Hughes Aircraft since 1986, when government auditors alleged that the firm improperly billed the Air Force for development of the B-2 bomber's radar system.

The Air Force has reportedly curtailed development of a controversial, multibillion-dollar electronic jamming system for the Northrop B-2 bomber, according to a former Northrop employee who cites a memorandum issued by the firm's legal counsel. The memo was written by the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in an effort to rebut allegations brought in a lawsuit against Northrop by former strategic analyst Richard Sylvester.

The Air Force has reportedly curtailed development of a controversial, multibillion-dollar electronic jamming system for the Northrop B-2 bomber, according to a former Northrop employee who cites a memorandum issued by the firm's legal counsel. The memo was written by the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in an effort to rebut allegations brought in a lawsuit against Northrop by former strategic analyst Richard Sylvester.

The chief of the Tactical Air Command intensified training for Stealth fighter-bomber crews after learning that they had missed their targets in Panama, but did not pass the information on to the Pentagon, a spokesman said. Col. Ron Sconyers, a spokesman for Gen. Robert D. Russ, commented after the New York Times reported a classified Air Force report concluded Russ did not tell his superiors of the failures.