Dec. 15, 2020 AFRL teams up with Aerojet Rocketdyne to make hypersonic history WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) teamed up with Aerojet Rocketdyne in November to complete a successful series of record-breaking tests of an advanced air-breathing hypersonic engine in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC)
Dec. 15, 2020 Robins designates lactation rooms for breastfeeding mothers returning to work On August 14, 2020, the Air Force published Air Force Guidance Memorandum 2020-36-01, which directs installations to provide the private rooms to breastfeeding mothers upon request.
Dec. 15, 2020 Successful attritableONE (XQ-58 Valkyrie) return to flight test enables formation flight with fifth-generation fighters WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fifth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demonstrator on Dec. 9, 2020, at Yuma Proving Ground,
Dec. 14, 2020 50th Anniversary: Last Minuteman III launches from Cape Kennedy As 1970 crept towards the end of the year, continued launches of the Minuteman III ICBM at the Eastern Range of Cape Kennedy, Florida (now known as Cape Canaveral), were nearing an end as well.
Dec. 14, 2020 New initiative to assist wage-grade workforce chart a career course The path to promotion for Air Force Sustainment Center wage-grade personnel will become clearer in the coming weeks thanks to an initiative designed to inform and educate the workforce on their options.
Dec. 14, 2020 Supporting students: Application window for DeCA scholarship open The Scholarships for Military Children Program for academic year 2021 – 2022 begins accepting applications Dec. 14, 2020. Applications are due by Feb. 17, 2021.
Dec. 14, 2020 gatewayONE and attritableONE test moves joint force one step closer to “IoT.mil,” demonstrates F-22, F-35 first secure bi-directional data sharing This test was the latest demonstration of the transformative warfighting impact of the open architecture underpinning the Advanced Battle Management System.
Dec. 14, 2020 Air Force awards multi-million dollar contract for F-16 depot The Air Force’s F-16 System Program Office within the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate has awarded a $900 million F-16 Continental United States (CONUS) Depot contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, with twelve dock spaces in their Lockheed Martin Greenville
Dec. 14, 2020 AFRL demonstrates critical new warhead technologies for high speed weapons The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) successfully demonstrated new warhead technologies for high speed weapons at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 18, 2020.
Dec. 14, 2020 DAF highlights participation in Disability Action Working Group The Department of the Air Force Disability Action Working Group helps disabled people by providing an open forum to share concerns and forge better working environments for employees with disabilities.