May 17, 2022 As AFWERX Agility Prime celebrates two years, partner Joby Aviation announces acoustic data from NASA testing AFWERX Agility Prime partner Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, recently completed developmental testing with NASA to help understand Joby’s vehicle’s performance characteristics and acoustics profiles during normal
May 17, 2022 Airmen innovation helps optimize cargo loading with simple technology In partnership with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Air Force Operational Energy, Airmen are conducting operational testing on prototypes of the Vertical Pallet Stacker for multiple mobility aircraft to enable more optimized and effective cargo-loading and transport per
May 16, 2022 Air Force conducts successful hypersonic weapon test A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress successfully released an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon off the Southern California coast. The ARRW is designed to enable the U.S. to hold fixed, high-value, time-sensitive targets at risk in contested environments from stand-off distances.
May 15, 2022 FORCECON 2022 AFIMSC industry day set for May 25 Industry, academia and government agencies have a chance to connect and collaborate about installation and mission support May 25 during FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming at the Tech Port Center and Arena in San Antonio.
May 13, 2022 Full Throttle STEM returns, expands to Air Force Museum The Full Throttle STEM events May 10, 2022, at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, and May 12, 2022, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, proved to be successful this year after two years without, due to the pandemic. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Gaming Research Integration
May 12, 2022 ‘Bear Tamers’ activate workload, ensure power for forward forces The 526th Electronics Maintenance Squadron’s ground power flight, or “Bear Tamers,” recently activated a new workload here after verification and validation testing on its first overhauled Base Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) Power Unit (BPU).The BPU is used to power U.S. Air Force forward
May 12, 2022 AFWERX showcases government, industry partnerships at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 AFWERX representatives from all divisions attended the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL 2022, an advanced air mobility convention in Orlando, Florida, April 25-28 with an estimated 6,500 attendees.
May 12, 2022 Record contract awarded for F-35 facilities at Tyndall AFB The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $532 million construction contract May 10 to Hensel Phelps to deliver 11 projects that directly support flightline operations for the F-35A Lightning II aircraft slated to arrive at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in September 2023.
May 12, 2022 Combined effort executes largest maritime evaluation The 53rd Wing conducted the largest maritime Weapons System Evaluation Program in April with a help from host unit, 96th Test Wing.
May 9, 2022 Air Force medical professionals learn craft in AFRL simulators The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is now home to a total of eight aircraft simulators with various capabilities, which help prepare medical Airmen for aeromedical