Airmen at Shaw AFB, S.C., May 11 loaded their last TF34 engine on a truck for shipment to an A-10 unit at Moody AFB, Ga., marking the end of Shaw’s Warthog engine repair work. Shaw airmen have done major engine repair for the A-10 force since 1992. The unit designation has changed over the years, starting out as the 20th Component Maintenance Squadron’s Propulsion Flight and ending as the TF34 Engine Regional Repair Center. Over 18 years, according to a May 13 release, the center produced more than 654 serviceable engines. As part of BRAC 2005, the Air Force is relocating A-10 engine work at two Centralized Intermediate Repair Facilities, one at Moody and one at Bradley ANGS, Conn. (TF34 ERRC report by MSgt. Ken Carr)
Details Murky as ARRW Falls Short in Second Test
March 24, 2023
The second all-up flight of the AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile apparently fell short of expectations, but the AIr Force isn't saying how, reporting only that the test met "several of the objectives" of the test. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control recently said he company is "ready to go" to…