Nov. 24, 2021 Progress of Airworthiness Digital Transformation effort reaches new heights The Air Force Materiel Command Digital Campaign continues to drive transformation across all aspects of the acquisition realm. Recent efforts are driving digital change in the airworthiness certification process.
Nov. 24, 2021 Flashback: Lockheed NF-104A Aerospace Trainer In October 1961, the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base received the new designation of Aerospace Research Pilot School (ARPS) which reflected the increasing role relative to manned spaceflight. Recognizing early that a need for a vehicle to give students a realistic
Nov. 24, 2021 Air Force Research Lab working to develop future workforce Ensuring a steady supply of technical and scientific expertise for American industry and innovation has been a national priority since about 1957 when the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik. Today, however, with the increasingly rapid pace of high technology, the need to attract young people to
Nov. 24, 2021 Investment prepares AEDC to test next-gen engines As the Air Force develops engines for next-generation aircraft to fly faster and stay in the air longer, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, an Air Force Test Center organization, is preparing ground test facilities to prove their worthiness. The Next Generation Turbine Engine Test Capability
Nov. 24, 2021 Air Force Research Lab uses Small Business Innovation Research,Title III programs to mitigate supply chain problems Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III programs at Wright-Patterson’s Air Force Research Laboratory have recently resulted in a huge success for two American, family-owned businesses: Minnesota Wire and Conductive Composites. An unanticipated additional
Nov. 23, 2021 AFRL selects 10 universities for prestigious satellite program KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s University Nanosatellite Program (UNP) has selected 10 universities to participate in the upcoming 2-year partnership to design, fabricate and test small satellites.At the recent Flight Selection Review for the program’s
Nov. 23, 2021 Event highlights opportunities for women-owned business Opportunities abound for women-owned small business in the Air Force and the AFMC Small Business office is on a mission to make those possibilities known.
Nov. 23, 2021 AFMC puts 75 years of history on display The Air Force Materiel Command History office has captured 75 years of Air Force highlights with a brand new traveling heritage display.
Nov. 22, 2021 Air Force Sustainment Center tests cyber readiness As reliance on technology grows so does the need for enhanced cyber security. Recently, the Center Information Technology Office within the Air Force Sustainment Center conducted a tabletop exercise that allowed facilitators to detect, diagnose and deter multiple cyber security threats in real-time.
Nov. 22, 2021 CDC no hat, no salute policy goes command-wide A new policy designates Air Force Materiel Command installation Child Development Centers as, “no hat, no salute” zones.