August 24, 1992

August 24, 1992

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HEADLINE NEWS

Russia Starts Series Production of Aam-ae Advanced Air-to-air Missile

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ5 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Recent Sightings of Xb-70-like Aircraft Reinforce 1990 Reports From Edwards Area

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT4 min

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Nasa Places New Emphasis on Controlling Space Station Costs

By JAMES R. ASKER4 min

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Russia Starts Series Production of Aam-ae Advanced Air-to-air Missile

ZHUKOVSKY FLIGHT RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RUSSIA Russia has begun series production of the AAM-AE air-to-air missile—an advanced weapon in the class of the Western AMRAAM—and is planning first deliveries to military forces later this year.

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ5 min

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Recent Sightings of Xb-70-like Aircraft Reinforce 1990 Reports From Edwards Area

LANCASTER, CALIF. A large aircraft having a planform reminiscent of the Air Force/North American XB-70 supersonic bomber of the 1960s has been seen flying on the U. S. East and West coasts over the last two years. Two recent detailed reports of large, light-colored, XB-70-like aircraft—one in Georgia and the other in California’s Mojave Desert—provided new data that reinforce past sightings near Edwards AFB, Calif.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT4 min

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Nasa Places New Emphasis on Controlling Space Station Costs

By JAMES R. ASKER4 min

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U. S., Allies Plan Aircraft Deployment to Enforce Iraqi Exclusion Zone

WASHINGTON Planning is underway for deployment of U. S. Air Force units—including squadrons equipped with F-15C air superiority and F-15E precision-bombing, night attack aircraft—to Saudi Arabia to enforce an allied initiative to ban Iraqi air force flights below the 32nd parallel.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

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Goldin Vows to Investigate Charges of Racism Against Asians at Ames

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United 747 Crew Reports Near-collision with Mysterious Supersonic Aircraft

LOS ANGELES A United Airlines 747 crew has reported having a near collision with what appeared to be a supersonic aircraft that strayed off course over the southern California desert. The pilot and copilot of United flight 934, with a heavy passenger load from Los Angeles to London, said they saw an unusual aircraft coming directly at them and pass under the 747 by an estimated 500-1,000 ft.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM3 min

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Russians Improve Planned Payload of Air-launched Booster

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Large Antiship Missile Powered By Rocket/ramjet Has 155-mi. Range

ZHUKOVSKY FLIGHT RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RUSSIA Russia has developed a large anti-ship missile with rocket/ramjet propulsion that can drive it at speeds up to Mach 3. An inert version of the weapon shown at the MosAeroshow ’92 here was installed on the centerline position of a Sukhoi Su-27K carrier-based fighter (top right).
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Northrop to Transfer 1,000 B-2 Jobs From Pico Rivera to Palmdale

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Tu-160 Static Display Reveals Details of Strategic Bomber

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