November 26, 2001

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COVER STORY

National Labs Man Front Lines Of War Against Terrorism

COLORADO SPRINGS Government agencies responsible for fighting terrorism on U.S. soil and abroad have turned to the national laboratories in search of new technologies for their arsenals. However, none of those agencies appears to have embraced a broad systems approach that could solve critical homeland security problems.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT8 min

COVER STORY

AWACS Crews Provide ‘God's-Eye’ View

TIME: 11:15 p.m. CST. LOCATION: Over the Southwest U.S. A Beech Bonanza pilot, flying a night-VFR route to a small airport, is oblivious to the modified Boeing 707 fitted with a huge rotating radome flying about 100 naut. mi. to the northwest.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT7 min

COVER STORY

Terrorism Thrives On ‘Dirty Money’

COLORADO SPRINGS Developing cutting-edge technology and intelligence-gathering methods dominate U.S. counterterrorism efforts today. But a comprehensive Homeland Security battle plan will have to employ a broader spectrum of weapons to eradicate long-term problems, such as terrorist funding, as well as a stealthy threat known as “ultra-terrorism.”

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Time, Cash Are Critical As Airline Losses Mount

There is no silver bullet, only bet-the-company leverage, for carriers trying to stay alive until revenues come back

By DAVID BOND6 min

COVER STORY

Britain Pushes To Globalize Aviation

LONDON Whitehall has no equivalent to Washington’s homeland security program, but Sept. 11 convinced the U.K. that the defense of aviation against terrorism must be globalized as never before, so that domestic and international air security are a seamless whole.

By PAUL MANN6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Security Forces Marshaled For Endeavour Flight to ISS

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER The shuttle Endeavour is set for liftoff to the International Space Station Nov. 29 on a crew changeout and logistics flight guarded by the tightest launch security in the history of the U.S. space program. The mission is taking on increased importance because a planned extravehicular activity (EVA) by the Endeavour STS-108 astronauts could prove critical to averting a much more difficult and critical ISS repair early next year.

By CRAIG COVAULT6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Rudder Deflections Eyed in AA587 Probe

NEW YORK FAA-mandated inspections of Airbus A300-600 series and A310 aircraft with composite vertical stabilizers were underway last week while American Airlines Flight 587 accident investigators eyed rudder deflection as another contributing factor in the Nov. 12 crash.

By FRANCES FIORINO6 min

COVER STORY

Israeli Security Experts: Technology Not the Answer

WASHINGTON Buzzwords have besieged the previously bland world of U.S. aviation security. Be it stun guns for pilots, biometrics for passenger authentication or trace explosives detectors for checking baggage, fancily titled high-tech devices have entered the mainstream media as potential plugs to a leaky airline security system design.

By JOHN CROFT6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

One Obstacle Down, Jassm Faces New Ones

WASHINGTON The U.S. Air Force successfully completed a critical flight test of the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile that should clear the way for the program to start low-rate production. But the development still has several challenges ahead that could overshadow the program and jeopardize its fielding.

By ROBERT WALL4 min

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