July 19, 1993

July 19, 1993

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PENTAGON PUSHES AIR-TO-AIR UPGRADES

By DAVID A. FULGHUM5 min

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BOEING SIKORSKY FINDINGS UNDERSCORE RAH-66 STEALTH

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO5 min

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HIGH H-2 COST WORRIES NASDA

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA,MICHAEL MECHAM5 min

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PENTAGON PUSHES AIR-TO-AIR UPGRADES

Russian and Israeli air-to-air missiles have a much wider field of regard than the U. S. Sidewinder and offer some advantages in maneuverability, making them superior at close ranges

By DAVID A. FULGHUM5 min

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BOEING SIKORSKY FINDINGS UNDERSCORE RAH-66 STEALTH

TRUMBULL, CONN. Advanced design and manufacturing techniques as well as the use of non-metallic structural materials will give the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche a frontal radar cross section that is several hundred times smaller than existing helicopters.

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO5 min

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HIGH H-2 COST WORRIES NASDA

TOKYO HONG KONG With a series of successful engine tests behind them, program managers for Japan's H-2 heavy launch vehicle now face another challenge—to lower costs in their $2.3-billion effort to compete internationally for satellite launches.

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA,MICHAEL MECHAM5 min

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BOEING TESTING STOVL FIGHTER PLAN

SEATTLE Boeing this week begins extensive scale model testing as the company prepares to reenter competition for Phase 3 of the short- and conventional-takeoff Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter program in 1 995. TOP BOEING executives believe CALF or a similar-performing aircraft will be a strong contender to replace a variety of U. S. and international fighter and strike aircraft beginning in about 2010-2015.

By PAUL PROCTOR4 min

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NAVY EYES A/F-X DEMONSTRATOR

By JOHN D. MORROCCO3 min

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FIRST GROWTH T800 HARDWARE ORDERED

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BALL DROPS PEGASUS PLAN, SELECTS LOCKHEED LAUNCHER

WASHINGTON Ball Corp. has dropped its plan to use Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Pegasus XL booster to orbit a U. S. Navy satellite early in 1996, opting instead for the yet-to-fly Lockheed LLV1 launch vehicle. Although the Geosat Follow-On (GFO) will not be the first payload to fly on the new family of solid-fuel boosters, Ball is the first customer to sign for a launch, according to Don Damon, Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.'s LLV program, manager.

By JAMES R. ASKER3 min

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SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS BEGIN ON AILING ALEXIS SATELLITE

By JAMES R. ASKER3 min

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NEW THREAT FOR U. S. FLIERS

WASHINGTON U. S. Air Force and Navy air crews face a new operational threat with the introduction and anticipated foreign sale of the AA-12, a Russian missile that Pentagon analysts have determined is faster and has longer range than the U. S. AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).
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