May 9, 1988

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House Confronts Pentagon On Small ICBM, SDI Funding

WASHINGTON The House of Representatives has voted to continue restrictions on weapons testing and strategic defense budgets in the $299.5-billion Fiscal 1989 Defense Authorization bill. It has upset the Administration’s plan to phase out the small intercontinental ballistic missile (SICBM) in favor of a rail-garrison MX missile.

By MICHAEL MECHAM

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Senate Committee Criticizes USAF, Navy Tactical Planning

WASHINGTON The Senate Armed Services Committee has become so concerned about the status of the Navy’s tactical air forces that it considered cancelling the Air Force’s F15E all-weather fighter program to shift its funds to the Navy’s accounts.

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Dukakis Calls for Conventional Buildup Financed by Strategic Nuclear Curbs

WASHINGTON Dukakis, closing fast on the Democratic presidential nomination, is presenting a defense platform to the electorate that is centered on stronger conventional forces. Dukakis, who solidified his front-runner status with victories in last week’s Ohio and Indiana primaries, would finance a conventional buildup partly through halts to major nuclear weapons rather than with increased spending.

By PAUL MANN

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May 9, 1988

May 9, 1988

House Confronts Pentagon On Small ICBM, SDI Funding

By MICHAEL MECHAM

Senate Committee Criticizes USAF, Navy Tactical Planning

Dukakis Calls for Conventional Buildup Financed by Strategic Nuclear Curbs

By PAUL MANN

House Confronts Pentagon On Small ICBM, SDI Funding

By MICHAEL MECHAM

Senate Committee Criticizes USAF, Navy Tactical Planning

Dukakis Calls for Conventional Buildup Financed by Strategic Nuclear Curbs

By PAUL MANN

Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Tests Yield Mixed Results

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

Milstar Satellite/Booster Cost Reaches $1 Billion Per Mission

Loss of Oxidizer Plant Will Not Hinder Near-Term Shuttle, Defense Programs

USAF Selects General Dynamics As Medium Launch Vehicle Supplier

Rockwell, British Aerospace Pool Efforts in Tanker

Army Extends Deadline for Allied Tactical Missile Defense Proposals

Army Initiates 21 st Century Gas Turbine Study

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House Confronts Pentagon On Small ICBM, SDI Funding

By MICHAEL MECHAM

Senate Committee Criticizes USAF, Navy Tactical Planning

Dukakis Calls for Conventional Buildup Financed by Strategic Nuclear Curbs

By PAUL MANN

Aviation Week | May 9 1988 Table of Contents

House Confronts Pentagon On Small ICBM, SDI Funding

By MICHAEL MECHAM

Senate Committee Criticizes USAF, Navy Tactical Planning

Dukakis Calls for Conventional Buildup Financed by Strategic Nuclear Curbs

By PAUL MANN

Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Tests Yield Mixed Results

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

Milstar Satellite/Booster Cost Reaches $1 Billion Per Mission

Loss of Oxidizer Plant Will Not Hinder Near-Term Shuttle, Defense Programs

USAF Selects General Dynamics As Medium Launch Vehicle Supplier

Rockwell, British Aerospace Pool Efforts in Tanker

Army Extends Deadline for Allied Tactical Missile Defense Proposals

Army Initiates 21 st Century Gas Turbine Study

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