October 26, 1981

October 26, 1981

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Management

Tactical Weapons Effort Slowed Two Years

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

Air Transport

Nigeria Airways Changing Management

By David A. Brown11 min

Space Technology

Changes in Performance Alter Next Shuttle Launch

By Craig Covault10 min

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Management

Tactical Weapons Effort Slowed Two Years

Budget balancing means postponing force modernization with fund increases planned in period after Fiscal 1984

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

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Air Transport

Nigeria Airways Changing Management

Lagos, Nigeria—Nigeria Airways, in the midst of a traffic boom that has made it one of the world’s fastest growing air carriers, is preparing for a management change at year-end that will return control of the airline to Nigerian officials.

By David A. Brown11 min

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Space Technology

Changes in Performance Alter Next Shuttle Launch

By Craig Covault10 min

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Management

Pentagon Backs Strategic Modernization

By Clarence A. Robinson10 min

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Space Technology

NASA Refining Shuttle Countdown

By Edward H. Kolcum8 min

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Space Technology

NASA Assesses Launch Delay Effect

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Management

Australia's F-18 Choice Keyed to Fixes, Engines

By David R. Griffiths6 min

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Avionics

Electroplating Use Expands in Weapons

The long-known process of electroplating is finding growing use in electro-optical weapons, including high-energy laser optics and missile countermeasures, but has required the development of much improved technology. Precision gold-plated reflectors are used in the Army/Sanders Assoc. ALQ-144 and ALQ-147 countermeasures systems that protect helicopters against infraredhoming missiles (AW&ST Mar. 3, 1980, P189).

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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Air Transport

FAA Action Concerns Carriers

Airlines fear new winter schedules will not allow capacity to meet Florida demand; object to use of September base

By James Ott6 min

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Reforging NATO

USAFE Fears Fund Cut Will Hit Readiness Plans

Ramstein AB, West Germany—Officials here at U. S. Air Force’s European headquarters are worried that cutbacks in the once-ambitious Defense Dept. spending plans will crimp readiness initiatives that were given a much-needed boost in Fiscal 1981 funding.
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