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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Category: Marines
USMC F/A-18 crashed
A USMC F/A-18C from VMFA-323 crashed in a remote range area of the Fallon Range Training Complex on Sept. 1. The pilot ejected safely.
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VMM 261 (Rein) MV-22s get Defense Weapon Systems
MV-22s with VMM 261 (Rein) tested out their belly-mounted Defense Weapon Systems at Kuwait’s Udairi Range recently.
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DOT&E won’t approve F-35 Test and Evaluation Master Plan
Director of Operational Test & Evaluation, Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, wrote in a memo to Pentagon officials that he will not approve the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) for the F-35 unless changes are made.
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Ospreys in Japan can only shift flight mode over Futenma
Japan and the United States are considering allowing MV-22 Osprey to shift flight modes only above the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa.
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