February 28, 1994

February 28, 1994

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COVER STORY

New Wartime Roles Foreseen for JSOW

By DAVID A. FULGHUMI8 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Shuttle to Test New Grappler, Study Materials in Microgravity

By JAMES T. MCKENNA8 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Carriers Critical to Bosnian Recon

By CRAIG COVAULT6 min

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COVER STORY

New Wartime Roles Foreseen for JSOW

Lessons from the U. S. Navy's development of JSOW will help the Air Force slash integration costs of the new standoff glide weapon

By DAVID A. FULGHUMI8 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

Shuttle to Test New Grappler, Study Materials in Microgravity

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Columbia's five astronauts will test the utility of a magnetic grapple device for the orbiter's robotic arm and study the behavior in space of developmental hardware when they embark on a busy 14-day microgravity research flight this week.

By JAMES T. MCKENNA8 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

Carriers Critical to Bosnian Recon

ON BOARD THE USS SARATOGA New U.S. Navy electronic intelligence operations with Lockheed ES-3A "Shadow" aircraft and intensive reconnaissance by Grumman F-l4s, including a new real-time image relay capability, are providing key data for ongoing NATO assessments of the dynamic milltary situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

By CRAIG COVAULT6 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

Digital Camera Offers Near Real-Time Imagery

WASHINGTON The Tactical Airborne Digital Camera System being employed by F-l 4s on board the USS Saratoga is a technology demonstrator designed to provide near real-time imagery to battlefield commanders. Developed at the Naval Air Warfare Center's Aircraft Div. in Warminster, Pa., the system was deployed last year on the aircraft carrier USS America to gain some operational feedback.
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COVER STORY

Cargo DC-10 for World

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ON THE RECORD

Kresa Resists Call for Premature Action

Northrop, debt-free by the end of '94, is positioned to dramatically expand in line with its core capabilities that span commercial and defense markets

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI12 min

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Aerospace Daily Focus

Nondefense Products Bring Mixed Results to Aerospace

WASHINGTON/AVIATION WEEK GROUP When Defense Secretary William J. Perry and four others founded Electromagnetic Systems Laboratories in Per ry's home 30 years ago, the climate was riDe for new defense firms. ■ The Cold War chill was at its deepest and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, a key marker in America's escalation in the Vietnam conflict and resulting military buildup, was just months away.

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO8 min

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ASIAN AEROSPACE '94

BR715 to Power MD-95 Transport

The selection propels BMW Rolls-Royce into a leadership position in the 15,000-20,000-lb.-thrust engine market

By MICHAEL MECHAM,STANLEY W. KANDEBO7 min

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HEADUNE NEWS

Jast Plan Envisions Astovl Prototype

WASHINGTON The Pentagon's newly unveiled plan for the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program is to produce two prototype aircraft within seven years, with one of them likely to be an advanced short takeoff/vertical landing (ASTOVL) variant.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM7 min

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ASIAN AEROSPACE '94

Asians Pursue Collective Security

SINGAPORE Asian defense officials say they must begin assembling a multilateral security mechanism to ward off the enduring if still distant threats of Chinese or Japanese hegemony in the region. Singapore Defense Minister Yeo Ning Hong is pressing his Asian counterparts to recognize that regional security will be put in jeopardy unless the Pacific powers establish communication and cooperation networks like those of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

By PAUL MANN6 min

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