Air Force Materiel Command News

Eglin pilots receive ratings for new helicopter

DoD News — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:08:00 GMT

Test pilots from the 413th Flight Test Squadron became the first Air Force pilots to receive a Type rating on the AW-139 helicopter.

Eglin showcases its innovation

DoD News — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:52:00 GMT

AFMC leadership gets hands on view of Eglin's innovative instruments.

Next-gen combat search and rescue helicopter takes flight

Jennifer Vollmer — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:49:00 GMT

The 413th Flight Test Squadron will be primary unit for developmental testing of combat search and rescue aircraft.

Munitions complex coming to Eglin

Jennifer Vollmer — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:20:00 GMT

A groundbreaking ceremony was held here May 7, for a new $75 million munitions research complex. The Air Force Research Laboratory facility, officially designated as the Advanced Munitions Technology Complex, will provide increased munitions research and test capabilities for the warfighter.

Innovation spark cell holds share, connect workshop

Ilka Cole — Fri, 03 May 2019 12:00:00 GMT

The 96th Test Wing innovation office spark cell holds a Share and Connect Workshop to promote a culture of innovation.

Air Force partners with C-5 System Program Office, Delta and Georgia Tech

DoD News — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:09:00 GMT

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The C-5 System Program Office and the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office has kicked off a new partnership with Delta Air Lines and the Georgia Institute of Technology with an intensive three-day workshop hosted by the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Warner Robins.

Science at War: Early Guided Missiles

Yancy Mailes — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:59:00 GMT

“Science at War: Early Guided Missiles,” takes the reader into the experimenting and science of the early guided missiles, from just prior to World War I and its beginnings here in Dayton, Ohio, through World War II and guidance technology in glide bombs. Flashbacks are short, informative readings that “flash” back to a period of time within the history of the Air Force utilizing primary source documents held in the AFMC History Office archives.

Defenders go mobile with new comm system

Samuel King Jr. — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 04:00:00 GMT

96th Security Forces Squadron began testing a new communication system for base defense called the Android Tactical Assault Kit. The tablet-based system has the potential to change and update how security forces squadrons manage their base defense mission.

Lifting to lower energy use at Tinker AFB

Greg L. Davis — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:47:00 GMT

I-WEPTAC delivers innovations to Air Force leaders

Debbie Aragon — Thu, 17 May 2018 20:51:00 GMT

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Innovation was alive here this week, as senior leaders

Air Force Science and Technology 2030 campaign: Your ideas will shape the Air Force of tomorrow

Bryan Ripple — Tue, 15 May 2018 15:42:00 GMT

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory continues its support of

Additive Manufacturing capability could generate future efficiencies and cost-savings for AEDC

Deidre Ortiz — Mon, 07 May 2018 14:58:00 GMT

Additive manufacturing (AM), a process commonly known as three-dimensional (3-D) printing, describes

BACN goes global after delivering CENTCOM comms for 9 years

Benjamin Newell — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:54:00 GMT

Making BACN a program of record is a way to formalize requirements and set up a predictable budget. The change happened officially March 30. For a system that has proved its value to warfighters for nearly a decade, becoming a POR means the program office here can bring better communications to any theater, while performing training, experimentation and testing to make the system more effective and user-friendly.

Air Force courts tech startups

Benjamin Newell — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:09:00 GMT

BOSTON-- An idea that sprang from the minds of four captains at Squadron Officer School led to 10

Air Force working toward innovative groundwater cleanup solution

Shannon Carabajal — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:27:00 GMT

The Air Force is working closely with leading academic researchers to solve a global challenge: cleaning groundwater contaminated with Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and Perfluorooctanoic Acid, known as PFOS and PFOA.

Hybrid generator could make aircraft maintenance more efficient, effective, user friendly

Kenji Thuloweit — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:00:00 GMT

You can’t have air power without ground power says Senior Master Sgt. Jason Tilley, who is the Air

Air Force launches new application tool for Airmen athletes

Angelina Casarez — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:05:00 GMT

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Air Force Sports, managed by the Air Force Services

Hanscom supplies comms on demand

Staff Sgt. William Banton — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:52:00 GMT

The 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron trains with a communication fly-away kit for these what-if scenarios. A program office at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, was responsible for gathering requirements from the users in the field. Today, the Theater Deployable Communications office sustains the hardware through warranty repairs and annual software licensing support.

Heads up: 418th FLTS wraps up new pilot display tests

Kenji Thuloweit — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:40:00 GMT

The 418th Flight Test Squadron is finishing up tests on a new head-up display for the C-17

Test Support and Tunnel 9 teams to complete first remote installation of original AEDC data system

Bradley Hicks — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:11:00 GMT

A team effort between personnel at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, and