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  • A Pratt & Whitney F135 engine hangs in Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Sea Level Test Cell 3 at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., between test runs Sept. 2, 2021. The F135, used to power the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is undergoing Accelerated Mission Testing in the AEDC facility in support of Component Improvement Program efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    New F135 hardware undergoes accelerated mission testing at Arnold AFB

    The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is back at Sea Level Test Cell 3, or SL-3, at Arnold Air Force Base for another round of accelerated mission testing, or AMT, to validate new hardware. AMT provides a means to put engines through a full life cycle of operations in a compressed timeframe.
  • 1st Lt. Adam Doyle, second from left, a test manager in the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), briefs Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, about the engine testing conducted using the Sea Level Test Cell 3 (SL-3) as they tour the facility during the representative's visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC, Aug. 31, 2021. An F135, the engine that powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is currently installed in SL-3 for accelerated mission testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Congressman John Rose visits Arnold AFB

    1st Lt. Adam Doyle, second from left, a test manager in the Propulsion Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), briefs Rep. John Rose, of Tennessee, about the engine testing conducted using the Sea Level Test Cell 3 (SL-3) as they tour the facility during the representative's visit to Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn.,
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