Makes Changes In Some Key Benchmarks For The 5th Generation Fighter
The Pentagon has proposed some adjustments in the performance requirements for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, including its expected combat radius. The changes still need to be approved by the Joint Requirement Oversight Council (JROC).
An X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle passed one year in orbit March 5th, with no indication from the Air Force when it will return the unmanned spacecraft to earth.
Flight tests are set to begin "soon" for an upgraded version of the Rolls-Royce T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft. The Series 3.5 upgrade is designed to deliver both fuel savings and reliability improvements, as well as improved Life Cycle Costs.
A retired naval aviator who blogged under the name Neptunus Lex has been identified as the pilot of an F-21 Kfir jet which went down Tuesday at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada on Tuesday. The pilots death was confirmed by the blog.
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