November 24, 1986

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SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Pricing Strategy Is Key To Satellite Market Share

Vancouver—Use of satellites over the North Atlantic is expected to decline during the next decade unless the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization abolishes its practice of charging the same price for satellite links in all regions of the world.

By Jay C. Lowndes6 min

MANAGEMENT

Defense Increases Scrutiny of Contractor Costs

Cambridge, Mass.—Defense Dept, is scrutinizing contractor pension and insurance costs and will seek recovery of funds in cases of pension plan termination or of overfunding from the current stock market boom. A recent seminar here of the Pentagon’s Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council dealt with new congressional legislation that focuses on these issues and with areas of new complexity or continued uncertainty.

By William H. Gregory6 min

Missile Engineering

Navy Nears Development Start Of Advanced Air-to-Air Missile

Washington—The U. S. Navy is nearing the start of development of an advanced long-range air-to-air missile (AAAM), which is intended to replace the Hughes Aircraft Co. AIM-54C Phoenix in the mid-1990s. The new missile will help counter an increased Soviet threat to the service’s battle groups.

By David M. North5 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Army Revises LHX Schedule, Advances Operational Capability to 1995

St. Louis—The U.S. Army is projecting higher weights and costs for its LHX family of light scout/attack/utility helicopters and is seeking $50 million in reprogramed funding in Fiscal 1987 to accommodate a tighter development schedule being proposed for the program.

By Robert R. Ropelewski5 min

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Delta Accident Report Focuses On Wind Shear Research