August 11, 2003

August 11, 2003

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Firefighting Plan

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Airventure Flying High

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

War on Wildfire

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT6 min

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Firefighting Plan

Strategy calls for upgrading air tanker, leadplane and smokejumper fleets

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT6 min

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Airventure Flying High

Counting down to Kitty Hawk, EAA show draws larger crowds, more aircraft

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS6 min

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War on Wildfire

Satellite imagery and advanced-technology 1R sensors give aerial firefighters battle-proven intelligence

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT6 min

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Snecma Thinks Private

French government plans to sell state-owned propulsion group—and Air France and Paris airports—when economy recovers

By PIERRE SPARACO4 min

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Boeing's ROK Star

South Korea's F-15Ks are to be specialized for air, sea and ground combat as part of a network-centric force

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

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A Chip in Hand

Strategic alliance could boost prospects for Raytheon’s defense electronics business

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI3 min

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MiG-21s on Review

With four crashes in July, the aging fighter's use as a trainer has raised some old questions

By NEELAM MATHEWS3 min

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Pentagon’s Fire Combatants

COLORADO SPRINGS
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Phoenix Lander Wins

Lockheed Martin spacecraft has been resurrected for a Mars touchdown

By CRAIG COVAULT2 min

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Underground Air Force

Iraq buried Su-25s and MiG-25s to hide them from U.S. technical exploitation teams

By DAVID A. FULGHUM2 min

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