March 7, 1983

Editorial

Rein on Technology

Management

Curb Sought on Export Sanctions

Management

Democrats Question Israeli Aid Cut

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Editorial

Rein on Technology

Technology transfer overseas and U. S. protectionism at home may be separate issues to Americans, but they are becoming intermingled in the minds of allies. Britain’s Defense Procurement Minister, Geoffrey Pattie, dealt most diplomatically with the subject in a public appearance in Washington during his recent visit, but it was plain enough that the changes in policy by the Reagan Administration on technology transfer and protectionist legislation by Congress over Administration objections are assuming a unified fabric of their own in the rest of NATO.

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Management

Curb Sought on Export Sanctions

Business officials press for restriction of presidential authority during hearings on export act reauthorization

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Management

Democrats Question Israeli Aid Cut

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Reengined KC-135R Tested for Water Ingestion at Edwards AFB

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Finnish Missile Buy

London—Finland has ordered the Swedish Saab-Bofors RBS. 15 ship-launched antiship missile to arm its new Helsinki-class patrol boats, now under development in Finland. Four of the missile-armed boats have been ordered to date. Value of the missile order has been estimated at more than $37 million.
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Management

Army Pulls Unclassified Survey From Meeting

New Orleans—The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Optical Society of America last week canceled the military applications session of the Sixth Topical Meeting on Optical Fiber Communication when the Army withdrew an unclassified technical paper summarizing Defense Dept, optical fiber research and development.
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Management

Two Polish Air Crews Defect to West

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Missile Engineering

RAM Missile Intercepts Supersonic Vandal

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Business Flying

O-2A Modified for Single Turboprop

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Business Flying

TRW Matrix Switch

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