April 8, 2022 Tinker talks partnerships at AERO Oklahoma The event, hosted by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, was an opportunity for legislators and other Oklahomans to recognize and learn about aviation, aerospace and defense industries as vital economic drivers in the state.
April 6, 2022 Air Force awards B-21 Raider advance procurement to support acquisition of long lead items for production Advance procurement funds will directly support the acquisition of long lead items necessary to build the first lot of production B-21 aircraft.
April 6, 2022 AFIMSC delivers Air Force EOD team competition to enterprise JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Thanks to a collaboration between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and headquarters Air Force Civil Engineering, Air Force explosive ordnance disposal teams now have a new program to build camaraderie, show their skills, learn from each
April 5, 2022 Test Professionals pitch AI solutions at DAF-MIT ideation workshop The Department of the Air Force-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator hosted a four-month long AI Ideation workshop spanning from November 2021 to February 2022.
April 5, 2022 Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile system has a name: Sentinel Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved the designation for the system that modernizes the ICBM leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad.
April 5, 2022 Air Force delivers E-4B simulator On April 1, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Simulator Division delivered the first ever high fidelity, full motion simulator designed to replicate E-4B flying operations and aerial refueling capability to E-4B pilots and flight engineers assigned to the 595th Command and Control Group
April 4, 2022 Decommissioned Mach 8 tunnel removed to make room for future test opportunities The hardware making up the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Tunnel E facility has been scrapped, leaving behind a mostly empty room in the building that also houses Tunnel D at the von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility at Arnold Air Force Base.It hasn’t been an active wind tunnel in years, so the
April 1, 2022 AEDC supporting Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program across the complex As the complex continues to support the Minuteman III program with aging and surveillance testing of stage II and III motors, Team AEDC has begun providing test and evaluation support for the next-generation nuclear deterrent, the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent.
April 1, 2022 B-1 flies into future The process to create a digital twin of B-1 tail #85-0092 is already showing promise to predict and control sustainment processes in a way that will keep this limited resource in the air.
March 31, 2022 AFWERX Fellowship seeks innovative Guardians and Airmen AFWERX is now accepting applications for its summer 2022 fellowship program until May 9. Innovation enthusiasts of all ranks from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force active duty, Reserve, Guard and government civilians may apply for the summer cohort.