Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first F135 engine for low rate initial production (LRIP) 3 to the U.S. Government for the F-35 Lightning II program.
Month: May 2011
Americans help complete Iraqi air defense
An Electronic Systems Center team from the U.S. Air Force is helping their Iraqi counterparts to complete a Sector Operations Center and installation of two long-range radars.
J-20 expands flight test envelope
Chengdu’s J-20 made two flights on May 5 and the undercarriage was retracted for the first time. Eye witnesses reported that the aircraft took off at 3:30pm local time and returned at 4:24pm. The landing gear was retracted at 3:37pm. Later in the evening, the J-20 made another flight at 5:50pm and landed at 6:47pm.
GE, Rolls-Royce to finish F136 development using own funds
General Electric and Rolls-Royce plan to come up with $100 million of their own money to complete development work on the F136.
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Delaying retirement of Nimrod R1 cost British taxpayers £4 million
Delaying the retirement of the RAF’s Nimrod R1 for the Libyan mission is expected to cost British taxpayers £4 million.
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