September 16, 1996

September 16, 1996

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Hard Lessons in Iraq Lead to New Attack Plan

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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Planning Time Affects Tomahawk Accuracy

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F-117/HARM To Hunt Radars

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Hard Lessons in Iraq Lead to New Attack Plan

As Saddam rebuilds, U.S. marshals more missiles and aircraft, looking for better match of weapons and targets

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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Planning Time Affects Tomahawk Accuracy

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F-117/HARM To Hunt Radars

Colorado Springs U.S. Air Force F-117 stealth fighters deployed to the Middle East last week may use an innovative “ambush” tactic to locate, then destroy mobile Iraqi surface-to-air missile systems with anti-radiation HARM weapons.
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Radar Satellite Assesses Raids

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Iraq’s Mobile SAMs Stay on the Move

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Army Eyes Development Of Small Cruise Missile

WASHINGTON The U.S. Army is testing a versatile cruise missile that can be fired from a light vehicle or helicopter to give ground forces the ability to conduct both precision strike and aerial reconnaissance up to 370 mi. behind enemy lines.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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Stars Booster Deploys Objects for MSX Tests

A rocket launched last month from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii, deployed 26 objects to evaluate the performance of sensors on the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) satellite. Infrared, ultraviolet and visible-light sensors collected size and reflectivity data on targets such as several simulated ballistic missile nose cones and penetration aids that varied in density.

By COLORADO SPRINGS

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Launch Surge Boosts International Spacecraft

CRAIG COVAULT CAPE CANAVERAL Ten new commercial communications, military and science spacecraft—including a GE Americom vehicle that is one of the most advanced satcoms ever built—are undergoing orbital checkout after a rapid series of launches on board seven different Russian, European and U.S. boosters.
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Ariane 4 Launches EchoStar 2

Paris EchoStar Communications Corp. is on the verge of heavily expanding its direct broadcast capability with the launch of EchoStar 2. On Sept. 10, an Ariane 42P booster launched the spacecraft into a nominal 198.8 X 35,958-km. (123.3 X 22,348-mi.) geostationary transfer orbit.
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Motorola Unveils New Satcom Plan

WASHINGTON Motorola is proposing a $6.4-billion network of 72 low-Earth orbit satellites designed to provide businesses with broad bandwidth communications links around the globe. The M-Star system would add a new dimension to the race by U.S. companies to use the high-frequency Ka-band portion of the radio spectrum to rapidly send large quantities of information via satellite.

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO

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