R&D Works Up the Options
Putting high-tech theory into practice.
August 1983
Vol. 66, No. 8
Highlights from the August 1983 Issue
Bending the Technology-Cost Curve
Struggling to slow the upward spiral.
In Focus: SAC Backs Small ICBM
Fixing up the old while exploring the new.
Valor: Miracle at U Tapao
Logic said no one could be alive in the B-52, but something drew Capt. Brent Diefenbach to the blazing bomber.
Complete Contents of August 1983 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.Special Section: Research and Development
R&D Works Up the Options
Putting high-tech theory into practice.
Bending the Technology-Cost Curve
Struggling to slow the upward spiral.
Acquiring Systems, Step by Step
An AFSC acquisition primer.
Features
Hang in There
Peace has a price, and the people in uniform are paying it.
SAC Backs Small ICBM
Fixing up the old while exploring the new.
Third World Surges at Paris
Some answers to the questions at the Paris Air Show.
The C-5 Team at Dover
The Reserve Associate program in action.
Ravens on the Ice Cap
In top form at the top of the world.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft Supplement
Including the X-29A and an update on the EC-130.
Bobbing, Weaving, and Fighting Smart
The Navy works to keep the Soviets on the ropes.
Valor: Miracle at U-Tapao
Capt. Brent Diefenbach followed the cries for help.
Lessons From Our Heritage
Air superiority depends on numbers as well as technology.
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