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53K testing to the extremeLocalNAWCAD Prototyping Instrumentation and Experimentation (PIE) Department and Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) personnel and members of the CH-53K Integrated Test Team (ITT) traveled to the McKinley Climatic Chamber at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, to support several months of hot- and cold-weather testing on the King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter. Aircraft testing included environmental systems as well as aircraft startup, operation, blade fold, and landing gear operation.
Shelly Stuller Gray
Graphics and Communications Specialist, Prototyping Instrumentation & Experimentation Department, and Theresa Hopkins, Senior Writer/Editor, Atlantic Ranges & Targets Department
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Military, environmental, agricultural interests align in Chesapeake Bay regionAn F-35B Lightning II from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts weapons environmental testing along the Atlantic Test Range on July 22, 2015.
Lockheed Martin photo by Michael D. Jackson
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ATR builds own threat emitter for NGJ and Growler testingTenant Profilefeatured NAWCAD’s Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) has designed and built a mobile adversary radar simulator from commercial components, primarily for testing the Navy’s EA-18G Growler and Next Generation Jammer, but with variants also available for other military weapon systems. There’s even a low-cost disposable version for Army target practice that rotates the unit with a pizza turntable.
By Robert Kaper
Senior Technical Writer Atlantic Test Ranges
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Pax River, ATR receive $3 million grant for Eastern Shore land protectionLocalfeatured The Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) and NAS Patuxent River have been awarded a $3 million grant from the Department of Defense (DoD)’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program to protect land on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
By Matt Kane
The Nature Conservancy Special to Tester
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Mobile Integrated Telemetry SystemTenant ProfileA Mobile Integrated Telemetry System (MITS-12) is craned aboard USS America (LHA 6) pier-side in San Diego in October during preparations for the third and final developmental test period (DT-III) for the F-35B Lightning II program.
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Shielding assets from the ospreys ATR engineers devise unusual method to protect equipment in high placesLocalBy Donna Cipolloni
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Atlantic Test Ranges Employee Wins DON AwardLocal
By Jennifer Amber Atlantic Test Ranges Business Communications
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