AIR FORCE Magazine -- April 1990

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April 1990, Vol. 73, No. 4 Close Questions About Tactical Airpower
Requirements and Wolf Stories Editorial by John T. Correll Defending systems in development is not easy. Foggy Future for Tactical Airpower By John T. Correll Troop levels decline, but we still need forces that can do dangerous things. Systems Under the Gun By John T. Correll This will be the year of determination for tactical force modernization. Comeback of the AGM-130 By James W. Canan This missile has made the Air Force a believer in standoff weapons. Close Support Test-bed By Jeffrey P. Rhodes The AFTI/F-16 explores close air support technologies. Pilot Report: MiG-29 By Benjamin S. Lambeth An American puts a Soviet fighter through its paces. The Budget Heads Downhill By Robert S. Dudney The defense program is in for still more cuts from Congress. Revolution in the Hangar By Douglas Baldwin Sacramento ALC uses innovation and technology to solve maintenance problems.	Why is the Pentagon Watching High-Definition TV? By John Rhea The possibilities of this new technology go far beyond home entertainment. The US Memories Fiasco By Stephen P Aubin The lure of cheap foreign chips and short-term profit proved insurmountable. Yes, There Was a Moon Race By James E. Oberg The Soviets now acknowledge what some in the West had suspected all along. A Gap in Glasnost By Vladimir P. Gorshenin The truth about Lend-Lease is well-known--except to Soviet citizens. Nitemare's Secret Score By Jack Samson A lone B-24 using a novel radar bombing technique sank and Japanese cruiser. Fitness and Warfighting By Russell W. Ramsey Combat troops should be physically fit--but can we be more specific? Valor--Epitaph for a Valiant Airman By John L. Frisbee In the opening days of the Korean War, only desperate measures could save the UN foothold at Pusan.
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