New Atlantic Test Ranges Facility Expands Flight Test Capacity.

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  • Author(s): Kaper, Bob
  • Source:
    Naval Aviation News. Spring2018, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p34-36. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      AIR bases; FLIGHT testing; MILITARY airplanes; MILITARY helicopter testing; FLIGHT engineers
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on establishment of operations center at Atlantic Test Ranges (ATR) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland which will pave way to expansion of flight testing and line, virtual and constructive (LVC) training capabilities. Topics include test cell for the unmanned carrier aircraft MQ-25A, air engineers to be held by the facility, and flight test of CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter.