December 9, 1985

December 9, 1985

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Air Transport

Pilots Cite Economic Pressures in Twin-engine Overwater Safety

By William H. Gregory10 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Tac Competition Evaluates Flying, Bombing Accuracy and Maintenance

By Keith F. Mordoff8 min

COMMAND/CONTROL/COMMUNICATIONS

Space Defense Operations Center Upgrades Assessment Capabilities

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Air Transport

Pilots Cite Economic Pressures in Twin-engine Overwater Safety

By William H. Gregory10 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Tac Competition Evaluates Flying, Bombing Accuracy and Maintenance

Nellis AFB, Nev.—USAF Tactical Air Command (TAC) completed a two-week, biennial bombing and strafing competition here recently that gave participating flight and maintenance crews an opportunity to demonstrate flying and bombing accuracy, readiness and maintenance efficiency under stressful conditions.

By Keith F. Mordoff8 min

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COMMAND/CONTROL/COMMUNICATIONS

Space Defense Operations Center Upgrades Assessment Capabilities

Colorado Springs, Colo.—Capability of the U. S. Air Force to identify and monitor objects in Earth orbit and identify system problems or hostile actions that threaten national security is being upgraded to enable a real-time assessment of Soviet space threats that can quickly be passed on to U. S. satellite operators and higher U. S. command authority.
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Space Technology

Shuttle Evas Utilize Techniques Planned for Space Station Assembly

Johnson Space Center—Assembly of the first large structures in space by shuttle Mission 61-B astronauts has increased U. S. confidence that massive facilities for the space station and Strategic Defense Initiative can be manually assembled by orbiting space crews.

By Craig Covault7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Strong Commuter Market Leads Boeing to Acquire De Havilland

By Richard G. O’Lone7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Defining Mission to Return Cometary Matter to Earth in 1990s

Washington—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has begun definition of a near-term space mission that would return samples of comet dust and gas to Earth from up to four different comets. The U. S. Multicomet Sample Return flight would be the first U. S. deep space mission to make extensive use of space station retrieval capabilities.

By Craig Covault7 min

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COMMAND/CONTROL/COMMUNICATIONS_

Military Strives to Meet Growing Demand for Satellite Services

Los Angeles—Increased numbers of satellites for military command/control/communications are barely keeping up with the growing demand for service, and satellite capacity is likely to remain saturated in the near future. Despite this, some satellites being launched today actually have less capacity than their predecessors, in order to increase their resistance to jamming.
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COMMAND/CONTROL/COMMUNICATIONS

New Radar Installations Promise 360-deg. Air Defense Perimeter

Hanscom AFB, Mass.—Complementary capabilities of an augmented over-the-horizon/backscatter radar system plus the new-generation U. S.-Canadian North Warning line can eventually provide a 360-deg. defense perimenter designed to meet the threat from manned aircraft and low-level atmospheric missiles.
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COMMAND/CONTROL/COMMUNICATIONS

Jtids-equipped F-15s to Provide Pilots with Battle Situation Display

Washington—By late in this decade, the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) will provide USAF/McDonnell Douglas F-15C pilots with a full-color cockpit display showing their own air battle situation, obtained from airborne warning and control system aircraft, from ground command centers and their ground sensors, and from other JTIDS-equipped aircraft.
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TECHNICAL SURVEY: COMMAND/CONTROL/COMMUNICATIONS

Growth in Funding Yields Strategic, Tactical Benefits

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