Rolls-Royce has opened its first Customer Delivery Center (CDC) for defense engines in the United States, initially focusing on deliveries for the Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport aircraft. Through more than $1 million investment in production advancements including automated inspection, dry-ice blast cleaning and electronic tool control, the CDC will enhance deliveries of AE 2100 engines, as Lockheed Martin continues to grow its C-130J business in the US and globally.
The NTSB has released its preliminary report in an accident which resulted in the fatal injury of two people in Boulder City, NV. The airplane was an Aero Vodochody L-39 operated by Mach 1 Aviation and Incredible Adventures.
Pentagon Shrank Operating Range, Oxygen System Retrofit Is Being Developed
Safety measures put in place last month on F-22 Raptor flights have had no impact on operations, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. John Kirby told reporters Tuesday. Kirby and Pentagon Press Secretary George Little last month announced restrictions to F-22 flight operations after 12 pilots reported hypoxia-like symptoms.
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