November 10, 1980

November 10, 1980

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Management

Reagan Details Defense Boost

By Clarence A. Robinson

Space Technology

Shuttle Shifting to Launch Processing

By Craig Covault

Avionics

Advanced Versions of AWACS Expected

By Benjamin M. Elson

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Management

Reagan Details Defense Boost

Advisers’ programs would increase military spending to 6% of gross national product with strategic weapon emphasis

By Clarence A. Robinson

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Space Technology

Shuttle Shifting to Launch Processing

Kennedy Space Center, Fla.—A nine-year space shuttle development has reached a significant turning point as the shuttle engineering and manufacturing phase is finally giving way to a formal launch processing flow here that should allow first flight next April or May.

By Craig Covault

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Avionics

Advanced Versions of AWACS Expected

Seattle—Twenty-seven recently ordered USAF/Boeing E-3As will embody a 1977 decision by the U. S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization to develop jointly an advanced version of the airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that could be upgraded further to meet the individual future needs of the two buyers.

By Benjamin M. Elson

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Missile Engineering

U. S. Falters on Commitments to NATO

By Clarence A. Robinson

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Business Flying

Cessna Predicts 1981 Sales Increase

Chicago—Cessna Aircraft is stressing its recently achieved fiscal year market share of 54% in units, its wide range of aircraft models and the improving economic climate to predict increases in sales of its 1981 aircraft. While Cessna did not introduce any all-new aircraft this model year, it will start to deliver two new models introduced earlier.

By David M. North

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Air Transport

Commuter Regulation Dropped

FAA scrapping of planned Part 24 now expected to place certification of 60-or-fewer seat aircraft under Part 25

By David M. North

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Management

Soviets to Push Qualitative Advances

By Jay C. Lowndes

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Space Technology

Saturn Images Raise New Questions

By Bruce A. Smith

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Air Transport

Trunk Profits Improve In Third Quarter

By Michael Feazel

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Management

Offsets Rise in Australian Fighter Buy

Stakes in the Australian fighter competition have been raised to a point outside normal offset offers where both U. S. manufacturers have proposed to assist Australia in processing crucial strategic materials. The offers are part of sales efforts by McDonnell Douglas for its F/A-18 and General Dynamics for its F-16.

By David R. Griffiths

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