A team from Fleet Readiness Center South West (FRCSW) at Naval Air Station North Island was asked to redesign the hook point for the X-47B after tests found that the original hook was inadequate during roll-in arrestment tests.
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Month: September 2012
British solider was killed by U.S. Apache gunfire in Afghanistan
A British solider from 3rd Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan in December 2009 after U.S. Apaches mistook them for insurgents and fired on them.
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Isreal to test Arrow 3 for first time
The first end-to-end test of the Arrow 3 anti-missile system is expected to occur soon.
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USAF deploys to Egypt for exercise
For the first time since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the U.S. Air Force has deployed units to Egypt for exercise Eagle Arena 2012.
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F-35B completes first airborne engine start tests
BF-2 has completed the first airborne restart of the F135 engine on Aug. 15. Verifying the restart capability of the engine is a prerequisite for high angle-of-attack testing.
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