June 11, 2014 Radar site beefs up security, showcases latest upgrade to battle management PEO Battle Management program executive officer Steven Wert toured the PAVE Phased Array Warning System, or PAVE PAWS, radar site at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., last month and examined the facility's newest security upgrade. While the PAVE PAWS radar is owned and operated by Air Force Space Command,
June 9, 2014 Testing and Evaluation Course valuable to AEDC, its customers The Aeropropulsion Test and Evaluation Short Course that Arnold Engineering Development Complex has been hosting since 2011 is beneficial to the Complex and its customers.Aeropropulsion Test Branch Deputy Director Mike Dent said the course has "paid great dividends" in helping AEDC to build strong
June 4, 2014 Space Fence contract awarded Officials here awarded a $914,699,474 contract to Lockheed Martin on June 2, 2014, to develop a system that will track objects in Earth's orbit with far greater confidence and fidelity.The contract brings the program to final system development with the delivery of Space Fence Increment 1, or site
May 28, 2014 AEDC adds Jet-A fuel to turbine engine testing fuel supply The Arnold Engineering Development Complex fuel farm is replacing JP-8 fuel, used by turbine engine testing customers in the Complex's aeropropulsion test facilities, with commercial grade Jet-A fuel."The main difference between JP-8 and Jet-A is the fuel freezing point specification," said Gary
May 28, 2014 BACN accomplishments ensure warfighter connectivity Three recent achievements demonstrate how a critical communications capability managed here is continuing to keep warfighters connected.The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, translates and distributes imagery, video, voice and data, often from disparate elements, improving
May 23, 2014 AFMC Commander's Log -- Memorial Day and Critical Days of Summer Team AFMC,This weekend we observe Memorial Day. As Americans, we enjoy an unprecedented level of freedom -- freedom gained and maintained at great price and sacrifice. Please take some time to reflect on the sacrifices of those who paid that price to preserve our freedom.This weekend is also the
May 19, 2014 DOD shows science, technology success despite hard year for workforce Despite a year of workforce furloughs and dwindling budgets, the Defense Department's science and technology enterprise reports advances ranging from a full hypersonic weapon system and high-energy lasers to light-based brain treatments and new core capabilities in cyber warfare, senior DOD
May 16, 2014 SecAF, VCSAF outline top priority in memo to Airmen In a memo sent to Airmen across the service today, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer challenged Airmen to take responsibility for creating cost saving initiatives within their areas of expertise.The memo reemphasizes one of James' top priorities since
May 15, 2014 STOVL F-35 conducts flight testing A Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II is shown performing Crosswind and Wet Runway testing here May 6. Pilot Dan Levin and a team from the F-35 Integrated Test Facility at Patuxent River, Md., accompanied aircraft BF-4 for the deployment to Edwards April 11. Testing
May 13, 2014 DebriSat: data from Destruction The space environment presents many hazards for satellites and spacecraft. One of the major hazards is hypervelocity impacts from uncontrolled man-made space debris.The recent Hollywood blockbuster movie Gravity dramatizes a series of catastrophic events that could follow just such an impact. While