April 28, 2022 Test team demonstrates new weapon to sink ships An 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle released a modified GBU-31 joint direct attack munition that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel.
April 28, 2022 AFRL technology makes new weapon for sinking ships a reality The Air Force Research Laboratory and Eglin’s Integrated Test Team demonstrated a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime threats April 28, 2022, that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
April 28, 2022 Leaders discuss JADC2, ABMS during New Horizons 2022 Defense and industry leaders discussed their roles supporting the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives and the Advanced Battle Management System during the second week of New Horizons 2022.
April 28, 2022 First Red Hawk rolls out The first T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft rolled off the production line at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security building at Lambert International Airport. This is the first of 351 aircraft to be delivered to the Air Force under terms of a $9.2 billion contract awarded to Boeing in September 2018.
April 28, 2022 586th FLTS helps showcase data link improvement The 586th Flight Test Squadron was involved last year in the testing and showcasing of the new Heimdall enhanced capability for legacy tactical data links.The 586 FLTS is part of the 704th Test Group at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The 704 TG is a unit of AEDC, headquartered at Arnold Air Force
April 27, 2022 Innovation, Technology and Gaming collide May 24-29 at FORCECON 2022 Airmen and Guardians from across the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force are invited to take part in FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming, an interactive industry and academia collider event and gaming competition being held at the Tech Port Center and Arena in San Antonio, Texas, May
April 26, 2022 411th Flight Test Squadron hosts Air Dominance Day The 411th Flight Test Squadron hosted an annual Air Dominance Day celebration on Edwards Air Force Base, April 15. Members of the F-22 Raptor test team took time to honor past accomplishments that has resulted in American air dominance for almost 70 years.
April 26, 2022 Air Force identifies Boeing E-7 as solution to replace the E-3 capability Based on market research, the Department of the Air Force has decided to replace a portion of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System fleet with the E-7 Wedgetail, which is produced by The Boeing Company.
April 26, 2022 Multi-energy electron device creates space environment in the lab Scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory are developing a multi-energy electron source, capable of emitting a beam of electrons, at dozens of energies simultaneously.
April 25, 2022 Leadership model frames summit discussions Operating through the lens of the Art of the Possible leadership model for guidance, commanders, directors and command chiefs from across the Air Force Sustainment Center enterprise gathered at the AFSC Commander’s Summit April 13-14 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.The annual summit offers an