NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md.- — The US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 162 on June 16. Thirty-four students successfully completed the intense 11-month course of instruction and received their designations as Engineering Developmental Test Pilots, Test Flight Officers, and Test Engineers. Retired Adm. William K. Lescher, former Leer másUS Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 162[…]
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.– Cmdr. Nicholas Green took command of HX-21 Blackjacks (Air Test and Evaluation Squadron) from Lt. Col. Matthew Baumann during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on June 8, 2023. Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Elizabeth Somerville presided over the ceremony. “The Leer másUS Navy HX-21 Blackjacks test squadron changes command[…]
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C., June 2, 2023 — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has reached another milestone toward the drawing down of its AV-8B Harrier program to Marines, with the completion of its last TAV-8B trainer aircraft. The two-seater trainer was delivered May 11 to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223, located at Leer másFRCE delivers final AV-8B Harrier trainer to Marines[…]
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Marines UH-1Y Venom helicopter completed an initial flight to test the data transmission of the new Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) capability for MQ-25 Stingray April 26 at Pax River. The team at both the Dedicated Unmanned Carrier Aviation (UCA) Development Environment (DUDE) lab Leer másMarines UH-1Y Venom test next-gen SATCOM to MQ-25 Stingray[…]
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — The U.S. Air Force recently selected Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) as the stateside depot source of repair (DSOR) for the HH-60W Jolly Green II, the air service’s new combat rescue platform. FRCE will conduct all helicopter airframe programmed depot maintenance for the HH-60W CRH aircraft located Leer másFRCE selected as depot source of repair for new HH-60W helicopter[…]
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently secured designation as the Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) for 81 major structural and dynamic components of the U.S. Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter, the planned replacement for the UH-1N Huey. FRCE performs maintenance, repair and overhaul of the legacy Leer másFRCE secures components workload for USAF MH-139A Grey Wolf[…]
Fort Worth, Texas (Feb. 20, 2023) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has completed the AH-1Z program of record (POR) for the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bell delivered the final production aircraft to Naval Air Systems Command in December of 2022. The first Bahrain AH-1Zs made their in-country debut during the Bahrain Air Show and Leer másBell Helicopter completes Bahrain AH-1Z program of record[…]
AMARILLO, Texas (22 de octubre de 2021) — Bell Textron Inc, una compañía de Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), completó la fabricación del primer helicóptero de ataque Bell AH-1Z Viper para el Reino de Bahrein el 30 de septiembre. El fabricante entregó la primera de las 12 unidades encargadas al Naval Air Systems Command como parte del Leer másBell completa el primer AH-1Z Viper para Bahrein[…]
Stratford, Connecticut, 25 de junio de 2021 — Sikorsky, una compañía de Lockheed Martin, ha recibido un nuevo contrato de 879 millones de dólares para fabricar nueve helicópteros CH-53K King Stallion más para el USMC, continuando en el camino establecido de reducción de coste por unidad. Esta adjudicación de producción Lot 5 (concretamente de 878,7 millones Leer másSikorsky fabricará nueve CH-53K King Stallion más para el USMC[…]
ARLINGTON, Virginia, 24 de marzo de 2021 — El Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey ha registrado más de 600.000 horas de vuelo (FH), siempre preparado para enfrentarse a las críticas misiones militares de transporte de personal y cargas. Fabricado por Bell Textron Inc, una compañía de Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), y Boeing [NYSE: BA], la flota de Leer másLa flota de Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey registra las 600.000 horas de vuelo[…]
