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While waiting for the U.S. Air Force to decide whether to change the B-52H’s engines, Pratt & Whitney has gone ahead to propose an upgrade package that will improve the fuel and maintenance performance of its existing TF33 turbofan.
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The first F414 engine for the Gripen E will be shipped to Saab later this year, GE vice president Jean Lydon-Rodgers said.
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Boeing concluded flight tests of its Phantom Eye high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) last year, since then, it has been talking to the Pentagon and a number of commercial operators to bring resume flight testing.
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The RoKAF needed to fix two turbine shrouds from the GE F110-GE-129 engine fairly quickly and they turned to 3D printer manufacturer InssTek for the solution.
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Rafael has taken the body of the Derby beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) and stuffed a new motor and sensor to create the new I-Derby ER.
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