Koreans Accused Of Illegally Trafficking In
S-70 Powerplants
Two South Koreans have been indicted by a federal court in
Bridgeport (CT) on charges of illegally shipping -- get this -- two
S-70 turbine engines for a Black Hawk helicopter to China.
It could have been much worse. The F-14 that went down off the
coast of San Diego (CA) more than a month ago could have taken its
pilot and RIO down as well. But they were able to eject
safely.
Still, investigators are keen to find out why the Tomcat went down
March 29. Now, they'll have their chance. Using an unmanned
mini-sub, the Navy was able to snag the twisted fuselage of the
fighter and bring it to the surface. The empennage, cockpit and
engines had been recovered earlier.
A Marine helicopter arrived at the NAVAIR Depot in Cherry Point
(NC) recently, heavily armed with a new mission for depot
artisans.
An AH-1W Super Cobra arrived on the depot flight line April 8 as
the first of many that are scheduled for transition into the new
AH-1Z. The "Z" model is the attack helicopter component of the U.S.
Marine Corps’ H-1 upgrade program to remanufacture the
existing AH-1W Super Cobra and the UH-1N twin-engine Huey into the
AH-1Z and UH-1Y configurations.
Raytheon Company has successfully integrated and demonstrated
its SeaVue maritime surveillance radar and AAS-52 Multi-spectral
Targeting System (MTS-A) aboard a General Atomics Aeronautical
Systems Mariner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a derivative of the
Generals Atomics Predator B UAV.
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