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Reagan plans major upgrade to air defenses
The Reagan administration moves to modernize U S air defenses with a five year 1 6 trillion budget plan including 144 new F 15 fighters for air defense squadrons 12 AWACS radar planes three long range over the horizon radar stations and upgrades to DEW line radar in Alaska Canada and Greenland The defense push also raises ballistic missile defense research funding and accelerates deployment of new jets at Langley McChord K I Sawyer Minot and Griffiss as 1985 approaches
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Washington
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Congress
Canada
U.S
Pentagon
Indiana
Illinois
Arctic Circle
Federal Aviation Administration
United States
Air Force
Grand Forks
N.C
Reagan
Alaska
Greenland
North Dakota
Moscow
Langley Air Force Base
McChord Air Force Base
Wash
K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base
Mich
Minot Air Force Base
N.D
Griffiss Air Force Base
N.Y