European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ivies Only for Eriety of ire Asto i Tiona udis Are interested in buying a huge package of . Weapons a including f-15s, Apache helicopters m1 tanks multiple launch rocket systems Patriot missiles and possibly Bradley fighting vehicles. A. Fish said he thinks the saudis need to increase the strength of their ground forces threefold Over the Long term. Quot they were not even Able to provide screening forces for our troops that went in a he said. The saudi government has relied on Quot Riyal diplomacy Quot a Over the years buying off the threat posed by aggressive neighbors fish said but recent events have proved that -. System no longer works. A a a a a a a a. A a the Middle East is More stable right now because of the Allied Victory Over Iraq. Fish said however that Quot the Region remains basically unstable and there s still a need to. Deter aggressors in the future.�?�. A. A. He predicted Quot a slow buildup at a fairly steady Pace Quot in the saudi Arsenal As opposed to huge purchases All at a once. The Speed with which saudi Arabia buys new military merchandise could be delayed by its commitment to pay off a portion of operation desert storm expenses  countries a a Tab that runs into the billions he. Said. The Ltd executive said president Bush s arms control proposal is a eminently sensible Quot although he added that it will be difficult to get an International consensus on All a aspects of the plan. A fish s prediction is that restrictions  upon for surface to surface missiles and other weapons of mass destruction but the United states and other nations Quot will agree to disagree Quot on the Sale of most conventional arms v Evv one concern expressed by several defense contractors in Paris was that a list of prohibited weapons will be drawn a up that unfairly lumps strictly defensive weapons with. A More dangerous offensive ones. Raythelon for example is making the Pilch that the Patriot missile is a defensive system that could bring greater stability to the Region if it were More widely 1 deployed. A the  on the shopping list of at least seven a. Middle Eastern states the company s spokesman said i Quot because it was deployed quickly and performed Well in a harsh.environment.�?�. A a a. A a a. Fish said the key thing to watch is whether the Bush of. Administration Sticks to its guns and continues to support. Arms sales to Friendly nations  Gulf. Pc recent indications Are that Bush Isnit wavering from that stand earlier this month defense Secretary Dick Cheney announced a plan to sell 20 Apache gunships to the United Arab emirates and eight to Bahrain a Deal. Worth about $500 million. ,. A i / a Chene said at the time  states can to fall into the trap of saying Quot arms control Means we done to provide any arms to the Middle East Quot Cheney said the Bush administration wants Quot to make certain our friends a can defend . I a. Despite such talk some defense companies done to see the seeds of a sales Bonanza in the euphoria Over the Gulf War. They Point to the fact that peace has broken out in Europe  troops and weapons wifi be needed to balance a diminished soviet threat. Quot the War was important but its effect Wili be limited Quot said Peter Oram  the Grumman corp. Aircraft division in Bethpage . Which manufactures several a aircraft that were used by the air Force and Navy against Iraq. A  a the . Defense budget is still the dominant Factor. Controlling the Fate of american defense firms and Quot it shows no signs of reversing its downward trend Quot he said. Quot the War Hasni to done anything to change . A a v the locked corp. Touts its f-117a stealth fighter As a High tech Star at the Paris air show. Marketing military merchandise Madison Avenue techniques at Paris air show to Shew up on National to but the company s film illustrates How defense firms Are stumbling Over each other to grab postwar glory based on How their air planes and equipment performed against iraqi forces a a a a. V a a a nowhere was the advertising Blitz More apparent than at the Paris air show which ended its 1 1-Day run sunday. A a British aerospace for example showed a guff War video at its corporate exhibition ionizing its Raf Tornado aircraft and the land Rover All terrain vehicle. The land. Rover is referred to in the film As Quot the Unsung hero of the Gulf War Quot a two. British aerospace spokesmen said the company a simply wanted to illustrate that its vehicles performed Quot in an exemplary . A. A a. The . Army also dabbled  motion in Paris. A with its display of the Boeing ch-4.7d Chinook helicopter ,.  hardware. The Chinook was on View a few Hundred feet from the stealth fighter in a Static display area where other air Force fighters and Navy electronics jamming planes were parked a a  Quot fam a Veteran of desert storm Quot a printed sign in front of the transport helicopter announced to passers by Quot my. Primary Mission was transportation and disbursement of fuel in support of a battalion of ah-64 Apache attack helicopters. I flew 50 sorties and spent 175 hours in the air. I was available for duty 100 percent of the time. I am . A the Gulf War theme dominated the Paris air show and aircraft manufacturers said there was a Good reason for it. Quot the positive effect of the War is that we be demonstrated to a very cynical . Population that we know what the hell we re doing and that taxpayers Money Isnit being wasted Quot a a said. Peter Oram president of the Grumman  aircraft division. A  a a. ,. Quot for years defense contractors had the reputation of a Gold plating everything and nothing works Quot orams said a Quot now the message is. We do exciting things and Wedo a. Thorn Welt Quot. A a a. A that message was delivered in Paris not Only by defense. A a. Continued on Pago 16 by Randy Mcclain financial writer. J ack Gordon co designer of the sr-71 spy plane and executive vice president of the Lockheed corp. Research group that designed the f-117a stealth fighter wants a show of hands. A a.  v Quot who liked the music Quot Gordon asks a who did t a like it a  a questions Are directed to a room full of  who have just finished watching a Short film promoting the. Stealth aircraft and technology at the 1991   words Are spoken on the. A movie s soundtrack As the angular Black fighter sweeps through Wispy Clouds and dives Low Over Stark terrain a jazz Rock score conjures up images of Grace and Power. A a a Gordon a company which still can to talk very much about How it built the radar evading air piano is doing Quot its Best to  off its design skill without giving away military secrets. A the stealth fighter Veteran of 3,000 sorties during the a persian Gulf War is being marketed to an admiring Public As a High tech Star to rival the flesh and blood image of Gen. H. A Norman. Schwarzkopf the commander of operation desert  a promotional a. Campaign Isnit Likely a Bob Browning of Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Monday june 24, 1991. A the stars and stripes a Page 15