European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gulf Victory Coul bolster . Arms Sais amps photos by Gus Schuettler continued from Page 1. A a. A officials attending the .1991 Paris air show which ended sunday. / a a. Merchandise in demand includes Mcdonnell Douglas corp s f-15 and f/a-18 Jet fighters and ah-64 Apache attack helicopters Patriot missile systems by the Raythelon co. Of Bedford mass. Electronics jamming gear and surveillance equipment made by a number of companies and uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters by Sikorsky aircraft of Stratford Conn. The Type of military equipment and the amount that can to sold in the Middle East May be altered by the shape of a possible International arms control agreement affecting the Region defense company executives said. But officials added that the performance of . Aircraft and weapons in  Battles has made their sales Job easier for months and perhaps years to come. Quot the War enhanced . Technology across the Board in Everyway Quot said Hans g. Hollander president of new York based american aerospace industries inc. A Quot everyone in that part of the world was greatly  a a a. A t. A. A Hollander s firm helped 64 defense contractors including Raythelon set up Trade show displays at the Paris air show. The firm will do the same at a Middle East exhibition scheduled to be held in the United Arab emirates in Early november. A heightened interest in multimillion Dollar aircraft night vision gear laser Range finders for artillery and other. Equipment could t be coming at a better time for defense firms executives said companies in the United states and Europe have been buffeted by cuts in military budgets at Home and the thought of at least one growing Market abroad is music to their ears. A the War was tremendous advertising a a Raythelon official who Sells Patriot missile systems said in Paris. Defense contractors have been arguing in Paris against a moratorium on All weapons sales saying that could Lead to an arms imbalance in the Region and a. Renewed shooting War at some Point. A several corporate executives said they support president Bush s arms control initiative for the Middle. East which is scheduled to be discussed next month by the United states France Britain the soviet Union and China. A a. A the proposal Calls for strict controls on Quot weapons of mass destruction Quot including nuclear and chemical arms but it leaves the door open for conventional weapons sales on a Case by Case basis to friends and allies. Bob Browning manager of Middle East business a development for Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Of St. Louis said the Issue of what s sold to various Arab states will affect How Many jobs remain filled in the defense Industry at Home. Quot a a a Quot suppliers for the f-15 encompass 40 states and we can Tell you District by District where the jobs Are Quot he said. Quot Are you going to give . Industry the jobs and the a business or will you give it to France and the United kingdom Quot Browning asked. Both those countries Are interested in Selling air planes helicopters and other items to saudi Arabia and elsewhere if the United states a does the said. A. A. A the British in particular bristle at the suggestion that the Gulf War has whetted Middle Eastern appetites for . Weapons to the exclusion of everybody else s. Quot this whole thing implies that the americans get the first bite at the Cherry and we come in second Quot said David Mason of British aerospace Plch a military aircraft division. Quot that in t . Mason said Tornado Jet aircraft and other British hardware be Dorried admirably in the War especially at a air show visitors learn All about the harrier ii plus at the Mcdonnell Douglas display. Spectators crowd around aircraft that were used in night and under foul weather conditions when some . Planes did no to Fly. A a. Most defense contractors see a Compromise developing among the United states and other countries interested in making weapons Salesi a Quot i think there will probably be some limits imposed by Washington As to what can and can to be sold Quot said Hollander of american aerospace Quot but it s my feeling that these limits will not be across the . Hollander who provides marketing services mainly for j midsize defense contractors said he expects a variety of opportunities to develop even for smaller firms. I surveillance and electronics gear Are two growth areas to watch he said. 1 a. A a. A a. A Ltd s fish a retired air Force general said saudi i Arabia stands to be the biggest purchaser of additional a a j conventional weapons in the Region. Published reports already indicate that the saudis Aror Page 14 the stars and stripes monday