December 11, 1995

December 11, 1995

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GE, ALLISON EXPAND JAST PRESENCE

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

HEADLINE NEWS

U.K. SEEKS MISSILE BIDS

HEADLINE NEWS

NIMA TO FILL IMAGERY GAP

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GE, ALLISON EXPAND JAST PRESENCE

NEW YORK General Electric and Allison Advanced Development Co. have been awarded a one-year, $7-million contract to begin work on a powerplant that could compete with the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine. The contract, awarded by the Joint Advanced Strike Technology program office, could reestablish GE as a major player in the JAST field.

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

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U.K. SEEKS MISSILE BIDS

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NIMA TO FILL IMAGERY GAP

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GALILEO RECEIVES SIGNAL AFTER PROBE'S FIERY PLUNGE

PASADENA, CALIF. The Galileo orbiter has received signals from its Jupiter atmospheric probe, indicating a good chance of success for a scientific high point in the mission, according to initial telemetry late last week. The telemetry also showed that the long rocket firing to place Galileo into planetary orbit had gone well.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHElM

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HEAT SHIELD FLIES IN ALIEN TERRITORY

LOS ANGELES. The heat shield that surrounded the Galileo probe on Dec. 7 experienced an estimated heat flux of 55 kilowatts per sq. cm.—about 10 times greater than the prior record-setting Pioneer Venus probes. The heat flux was much higher than a hydrogen bomb blast or the surface of the Sun, and the shield could not be completely tested on Earth.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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SPACE STATION FACES RUSSIAN FUNDING CRISIS

WASHINGTON The cash strapped Russian Space Agency is expected to propose to NASA this week that scientific modules on the Mir space station be substituted for new research modules Russia had said it would provide to the international space station.

By JAMES R. ASKER,JOSEPH ANSELMO

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COVER STORY

B-52H REFURBISHED FOR 21ST CENTURY

The long-range bomber is still regarded as a key element of the U.S. force structure. Upgrades will ensure the B-52H continues to serve through 2030

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

FLIGHT CREWS REINVENT B-52'S TACTICAL POTENTIAL

MINOT AFB, N.D. Weapons School-trained flight crews are squeezing new combat capabilities out of upgraded B-52s through innovative conventional tactics and procedures that would never have been tolerated by the old nuclear-oriented Strategic Air Command.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT

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LOCKHEED MARTIN CHOOSES CONVENTIONAL JAST DESIGN

FT. WORTH, TEX. Lockheed Martin's Joint Advanced Strike Technology team has settled on a conventionallooking baseline aircraft with three internal variations tailored to meet unique service needs. Designated "Configuration 200," the company's basic JAST design reflects a minimum-risk, affordable approach consistent with today's constrained budget environment, its program officials believe.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT

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COST DRIVES JAST COCKPIT DESIGN

FT. WORTH Advanced computer and sensor technologies are giving JAST cockpit designers new options for incorporating data fusion, helmet-mounted targeting and navigation displays, and a "virtual second-seat." Although still early in the program, Lockheed Martin JAST engineers are evaluating novel "pilot-vehicle interface" concepts that evolved from an Air Force Wright Laboratories-funded $5.2-million R&D contract.
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