AvWeekTV To Webcast Exclusive Interview With New Joint Strike Fighter JSF Director; Online news network offers highlights starting November 5.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 2, 2001

AvWeek TV, the Aviation Week online news network will webcast key segments of a news interview with United States Air Force Brig. Gen. John (Jack) Hudson, who became the head of the Pentagon's $200 billion Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program Oct. 26.

Gen. Hudson, a veteran fighter pilot who previously served as the JSF's deputy director, will be interviewed by editors of Aerospace Daily and Aviation Week & Space Technology. A news report based on the interview is scheduled for publication in the Nov. 5 issue of Aerospace Daily.

Topics to be explored include:

-- Lockheed Martin and its relationship with current and future JSF
subcontractors and suppliers worldwide

-- Likelihood of Boeing's participation and its probable extent

-- Status of discussions with current and potential international JSF partners

-- How JSF meets the Department of Defense's current and future requirements

-- Status of funding for the JSF program

-- How the JSF program office is reorganizing

The interview is the latest milestone for the AvWeekTV network, which debuted in May and has quickly become established as one of the most dynamic and important information resources for the global aerospace industry. Program highlights to date have included coverage of the Paris Air Show, the war on terrorism, homeland security developments and live video and taped segments from Aviation Week's Aerospace Expo Conference and Exhibition in Los Angeles.

With nearly 50 products and services and an audience of more than 1 million professionals and enthusiasts, the Aviation Week division of The McGraw-Hill Companies is the largest multimedia information provider to the global aviation and aerospace industry. Its web portal, www.AviationNow.com, offers the industry's most reliable and comprehensive real-time news, professional information and e-business features.

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