Sept. 9, 2024 REVIL, enabling the next generation of reentry vehicle research The Re-Entry Vehicle Integration Laboratory, or REVIL, will serve AFRL’s Nuclear Mission branch and provide a state-of-the-art lab space for integrating test units for next-generation re-entry vehicle research and technology here.
Sept. 9, 2024 Air Force Test Pilot School Begins Transformation for Great Power Competition Highlighting the need to adapt to an era of Great Power Competition, Test Pilot School has introduced a new strategic plan to modernize its curriculum, enhance staff development, and expand research capabilities.
Sept. 6, 2024 FLASHBACK: J-33/I-40 Turbo Supercharger Jet Engine During an early 1941 visit to England, then-Maj. Gen. Harold H. Arnold, acting deputy chief of staff for the Army Air Corps, became interested in the jet propulsion engine under development by the British.
Sept. 5, 2024 F-15 human performance tested during Bamboo Eagle Extended testing helps refine procedures for managing long-duration operations.
Sept. 4, 2024 USecAF, DAF senior leaders, congressional staff delegation visit Malmstrom AFB Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, AFMC Commander, joined Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton, DAF senior leaders and a Congressional staff delegation on a visit to Malmstrom AFB to better understand current missions and operations and to emphasize the strategic importance of ongoing nuclear
Sept. 4, 2024 Privileged safety information safeguards mission readiness Privileged Safety Information is a key part of the mishap investigation process.
Sept. 3, 2024 Air Force Fields Next Generation Aircrew Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Protective Masks for Mobility and Strategic Aircraft The next-generation mask, also known as the Joint Service Aircrew Mask – Strategic Aircraft (JSAM SA or M69), replaces the Aircrew Eye and Respiratory Protection (AERP) system on over twenty-four strategic aircraft executing missions including troop transport, special operations, strategic
Sept. 3, 2024 AEDC expert takes home AIAA honors Marvin Sellers was recently named the winner of the 2024 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Ground Testing Award.
Sept. 2, 2024 New facility boosts Hill software group’s ability to meet warfighter’s needs The new facility primarily provides a space for members of the 521st Software Engineering Squadron to do unclassified work for the F-22 and F-35 fighters.
Aug. 28, 2024 Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center earns 10th organizational excellence award The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center recently received the 2022 Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award.