June 24, 2024 Propulsion Requirements System delivers from the cloud A new version of the Propulsion Requirements System is here.
June 21, 2024 FLASHBACK: Dyna-Soar, Little Joe II: Paths to the Present Suborbital Flight Test Program The X-20 Dyna-Soar program is often remembered as one of the biggest lost opportunities in the history of manned space flight.
June 21, 2024 OO-ALC celebrates successful completion of A-10 wing program Members of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex recently gathered in Hangar 265 to pay tribute to the remarkable legacy of the A-10 wing overhaul and repair program, celebrating sixteen years of dedication and hard work.
June 18, 2024 AFWERX officials to discuss advanced air mobility, small business support at EAA AirVenture 2024 AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm and a directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, will have a booth at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
June 18, 2024 Security forces deploy new sUAS technologies To further defend U.S. and allied forces in warfighting environments, the Air Force Security Forces Center is set to roll out new small unmanned aircraft systems technologies before the end of this year.
June 18, 2024 Test of Mk21A RV complete after launch aboard Minotaur rocket An unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle was tested June 17-18 after being launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a Minotaur I rocket. The launch was an in-flight environmental test supporting the development of the Air Force's new Mk21A Reentry Vehicle.
June 17, 2024 Space Test Course integrates satellite operations into curriculum for first time In another historic first, students of the Space Test Course at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School successfully operated a satellite in space from Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 20.
June 12, 2024 Unique agreement to improve technology for Department of Defense missions The Department of the Air Force and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology signed a 50-year lease agreement and contract modification to transition more than 64 acres and 22 buildings from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., to MIT Lincoln Laboratory to enable modernization.
June 11, 2024 AFNWC welcomes new ICBM senior leader as PEO roles transition The Air Force established a new Program Executive Officer position for Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) and transitioned the duties of a second PEO role at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), effective April 8.
June 11, 2024 GT-249 and 250 Test Launch Patching Ceremony Vandenberg Space Force Base held a patching ceremony following an ICBM launch.