Pratt & Whitney tells ANN its F135 engine exceeded 8,000
system design and development (SDD) ground test hours this week.
This achievement, in addition to the 3,600 test hours accumulated
during the F-35 concept demonstration program, puts total engine
test program hours logged at more than 11,000.
An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot has received the
Distinguished Flying Cross in a ceremony at Pope AFB, July 27, for
a nighttime rescue mission in Afghanistan in 2005.
Approximately 1,400 Items Slipped Through; Most Reportedly
Recovered
We're really trying to act surprised. After a much-publicized
ban earlier this year on the sale of over 1,000 aircraft parts that
could be used on decommissioned F-14 Tomcat fighter jets, now comes
word that, whoops, some parts still managed to squeak through after
all.
Drawing on its experience in building the high-flying Global
Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, Northrop Grumman was awarded a $636
million contract this week to develop an unmanned combat aircraft
for the US Navy. The company beat out Boeing for the development
bid.
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