October 15, 2001

October 15, 2001

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Europe and Japan Have RLV Research Plans

By FRANK MORRING4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Europe Eyes Role in Canada’s Radarsat

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Usaf Considers Larger Global Hawk

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Europe and Japan Have RLV Research Plans

TOULOUSE, FRANCE Europe and Japan are jockeying for position should an upturn in the space-launch market later in the decade kick off a race to build reusable-launch vehicles. Papers and presentations at the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) congress—attended by about 1,200 top managers and engineers—here this month sketched plans for European and Japanese RLV development, in the event the demand for launches moves up from its present plateau.

By FRANK MORRING4 min

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Europe Eyes Role in Canada’s Radarsat

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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Usaf Considers Larger Global Hawk

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

LIMA Defense Show Highlights Twin-Seat MiG-29 Upgrade

By Alexey Kemarov2 min

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Titan Ivb Lofts Recon

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AIR STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S. Stalks Taliban with New Air Scheme

Time runs out for enemy as U.S. assembles assets to spot movement and hit targets within minutes

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,ROBERT WALL7 min

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Pentagon Budgeteers Marvel at Unexpected Funding

WASHINGTON The opening round of the allied attacks in Afghanistan showed little that was overtly new or unusual, but there is promise of innovation in the war on terrorism over the next year as new funds appear, say defense officials. Aerospace contractors and program managers are already reporting that the money taps are being turned on despite early cautionary remarks from Pentagon officials that there would be no defense spending spree.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM7 min

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TURBOCHARGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Strategic Sourcing Mostly a Neglected Opportunity

Experts say aerospace/defense firms should take a page out of other industries' playbooks and reexamine how they could better leverage their purchasing clout

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI7 min

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TURBOCHARGING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

New Business Model Taking Root Around Closer Collaboration

BOSTON Anew blueprint is emerging of how most aerospace/defense suppliers probably will work together in the future, and it has the potential to dramatically compress the time it takes to field new products and reduce life-cycle costs of everything from aircraft to spacecraft.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI7 min

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AIR STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN

Taliban Air Defenses Target U.s. Weakness

WASHINGTON Although the Taliban doesn’t have sophisticated air defenses and has seen most of its systems destroyed during the first few days of the air campaign, some of the remaining low-altitude surface-to-air missile systems target U.S. pilots where they are most vulnerable, electronic warfare officials fear.

By ROBERT WALL5 min

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