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Testing of new fan rotor for F135 engine has resumed

Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by alert5

Testing of a new fan rotor design for the Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine has resumed at Arnold Air Force Base.

Testing of an F135 engine with a new rotor design is continuing in the J2 test cell of the Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The engine is shown in the test cell in this image taken Sept. 2, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

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Hungary is latest export customer for C-390

Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by alert5

Hungary has placed an order for two C-390 cargo planes with Embraer.

Photo: Embraer
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Video of first JGSDF MV-22 flight at Kisarazu

Posted on November 17, 2020 by alert5

WC-135 #582 has been retired

Posted on November 17, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has retired one of its only two WC-135 Constant Phoenix nuclear weapons testing air-sampling aircraft.

Photo by Tech. Sgt. William A. O’Brien
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USFK needs replacement firing range for Apaches due to noise complaints

Posted on November 17, 2020 by alert5

Complaints from local residents in South Korea has forced U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to cancel a live-firing exercise for its attack helicopters on Nov. 16.

An AH-64 Apache augmented to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade provides attack support to ground forces Sept. 21 at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea.

Photo By: Sgt. Jesse Smith
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