September 4, 1995

September 4, 1995

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PENTAGON ORDERS MISSILE DEFENSE REVIEW

By DAVID A.

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NASA/LANGLEY TESTS WAVERIDER DESIGN

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AIR POWER ALTERS BOSNIA EQUATION

By WIDE WORLD PHOTO

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PENTAGON ORDERS MISSILE DEFENSE REVIEW

FULGHUM/WASHINGTON Acquisition chief establishes working groups. Move triggers questions about missile agency's political standing within the Defense Dept. The Pentagon has ordered a comprehensive review of all ballistic missile defense programs, in a bid to solidify the Clinton Administration's blueprint on an issue that has become politically charged since the Republican takeover of Congress in January.

By DAVID A.

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NASA/LANGLEY TESTS WAVERIDER DESIGN

WASHINGTON The NASA/Langley Research Center (Larc) is conducting wind tunnel tests of an 0.062-scale waverider model in its 12-ft. Low-Speed Tunnel and the 30 X 60ft. Full-Scale Tunnel facility. Waveriders are hypersonic aircraft that "ride" on their own shockwave and have the potential to fly at speeds up to Mach 6.
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AIR POWER ALTERS BOSNIA EQUATION

CRAIG COVAULT PARIS The ongoing use of NATO air power, coordinated with French and British artillery of the U.N. Rapid Reaction Force, is rapidly changing the military landscape of the 40-month Bosnian conflict. The air campaign initiated Aug. 30 marked the largest military action in Europe since World War 2.

By WIDE WORLD PHOTO

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FRENCH MIRAGE LOSS HIGHLIGHTS THREAT

PARIS The loss of a French air force Dassault Mirage 2000D fighter to a Serbian surface-to-air missile near Sarajevo Aug. 30 highlights new French moves to enhance the protection of 2000D aircraft operating in the Bosnian theater. The advanced ground attack aircraft was shot down by an inexpensive manportable infra red-guided missile. The crew ejected.
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U-2 CRASHES IN ENGLAND

LONDON/LOS A U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft supporting allied operations over Bosnia crashed after takeofr from RAF Fairford on Aug. 29, just a day before NATO aircraft were unleashed against Serbian targets. The U-2, assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, Calif., had been stationed at Fairford since April to support Operation Deny Flight.
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HARSH REALITY LOOMS FOR FRENCH AEROSPACE

PARIS A revised French defense policy has not emerged from the geostrategic changes and growing political instability triggered by the end of the Cold War The French aerospace industry is heading for severe turmoil tied to military procurement cuts and weakening militarycivil export sales.

By PIERRE SPARACO/

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UNIONS: NO PRIVATIZATION

PARIS French worker unions are strongly opposing privatization, a move that also could facilitate the moving of manufacturing facilities to low-wage areas and generate additional job cuts at French production sites. "The government must retain a 51% controlling stake in aerospace companies," Michel Hug said.
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PRATT TO STUDY SOYUZ DATA IN DESIGNING JAST NOZZLE

LOS ANGELES The Soyuz Aero Engine Co. will provide vectoring nozzle information for the Lockheed Martin Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) aircraft design under a technical assistance agreement it signed with Pratt & Whitney. Soyuz is the second Russian company to join the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aspect of Lockheed Martin's JAST concept.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM/

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LOCKHEED MARTIN EVALUATES ONE-PIECE MACHINED STRUCTURES

COLORADO SPRINGS Single-piece machined aluminum structures developed by Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems (LMTAS) could significantly reduce the manufacturing costs of future fighters such as the Joint Advanced Strike Aircraft and any F-l6 derivatives.

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ORBITAL SAYS HUMAN ERROR CAUSED PEGASUS XL LOSS

JR./ NEW YORK Human error in field assembly is believed to have caused the second failure of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Pegasus XL space launch vehicle in June. Strong evidence suggests that one of three mechanical guides on the secondstage engine nozzle was not properly installed at Vandenberg AFB, where major sections of the vehicle were assembled prior to launch, Orbital chief David W. Thompson told AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI,

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