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About TE
Originally a part of the Continental Motors Corporation, TE has been a major contributor to the development of turbine engines since the first jet airplanes flew in the early 1940s. The company became part of the Teledyne corporation in 1969 and today is determining the shape of small turbine engine technology for the future.
Since the early 1960s the company has led the world in the development of efficient gas turbine engines for unmanned military aircraft, including remotely piloted vehicles, missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
 Most of the Firebee high performance aerial target systems, which are used for weapons development and combat training by the US Air Force, Army and Navy, are powered by the TE J69-T-29 engine. More than 600 Firebee II supersonic aerial targets, which are no longer in production, were powered by the TE YJ69-T406 jet engine. And the TE J69-T-41A powers the AQM series of target drones used by the US Air Force and Army.
 A TE engine also has the distinction of being the first gas turbine to power a modern, high technology missile -- the US Navy's Harpoon weapon system. The J402-CA-400 has a number of"firsts" to its credit. It was the first U.S. turbine to be managed by an electronic fuel control, started with pyrotechnic cartridges, stored for over 15 years without maintenance, and lubricated with packed grease.
 Other low cost turbojet engines are being produced to power unmanned aerial vehicles. Teledyne Continental Turbine Engine's Model 324 high performance UAVs, which are in operational use by the Egyptian Air Force, are powered by TE Model 373-8C. Ryan's other high performance UAV, the BQM-145A Medium Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which was designed for the US Department of Defense, is equipped with TE's Model 382-10C.
 TE produces engines and spares for manned applications as well. The US Air Force's venerable T37B primary jet trainer has two TE J69-T-25A turbojets. These highly dependable engines have contributed
to making the T-37B the lowest operating cost jet aircraft in the US military inventory.
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