Jan. 29, 2024 AFWERX Autonomy Prime, Xwing partner for autonomous flight demonstration AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner Xwing Inc. successfully completed an autonomous logistics mission in its Cessna 208B as dozens of Airmen watched from a ground control station at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California, Jan. 26, 2024.
Jan. 29, 2024 Retired B-1B arrives in Wichita to create a digital twin A B-1B Lancer set a new record for under-the-radar approaches, by taking to the highway to travel from Texas to Wichita Jan. 25-28. The project, sponsored by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s B-1 Division, will study the effects of flight operations on aircraft structures.
Jan. 29, 2024 Third annual AFRL Cyber, Space Summit draws increased participation in New Mexico The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted its third annual New Mexico Cyber and Space Summit in Albuquerque last fall. Attendees included military and professionals from the Department of Defense, private and commercial industries, the intelligence community and academia. The summit aimed
Jan. 29, 2024 Electric aircraft carries out casualty evacuation First-time flight as casualty evacuation and Air Force aircraft interaction.
Jan. 26, 2024 AFRL, Brookhaven National Laboratory sign MOU to strengthen quantum communication, networking collaboration The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, on Dec. 14, 2023 to strengthen quantum communication and networking collaboration.
Jan. 25, 2024 AFWERX to highlight new Spark Tank finalists at AFA Warfare Symposium AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force will host an exhibit featuring some of the latest developments from each of its divisions – AFVentures, Prime, Spark, and SpaceWERX - at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium Feb. 12-14, 2024.
Jan. 25, 2024 CMXG, Fire Department joint exercise finds best practice for fuel tank rescue The 309th Commodities Maintenance Group has the unique responsibility of maintaining parts of the B-52 Stratofortress, including the aircraft’s 700-gallon fuel tank. The particular challenge of fuel tank maintenance is workers need to crawl inside the tank to do the work. To ensure maintainers
Jan. 24, 2024 Scott AFB successfully hot-pit refuels F-35 for the first time, gains certification Hot-pit refueling is the practice of refueling an aircraft immediately after landing while keeping the engines running to minimize time spent on the ground. Hot-pit refueling allows sorties to be generated faster, allowing more effective power projection capabilities.
Jan. 24, 2024 First cohort graduates digital engineering program, gains vital skills Officials from Team Hanscom, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts recently gathered to celebrate the first cohort to complete a custom-designed digital engineering certificate program.
Jan. 23, 2024 AFTC’s Digital Leap: SharePoint Community Drives Future Initiatives The Air Force Test Center is undergoing a digital transformation with new projects driven by the 2022 AFTC Digital Modernization Strategy. This strategy has led to advancements such as expanding network bandwidth, innovating through model-based tools for test planning, and establishing a robust