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  • Team Edwards poses for a picture next the Collier Trophy after the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy presentation ceremony, Washington, June 13, 2019. The Collier Trophy is awarded annually by the U.S. Aeronautic Association "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year."(U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Dyer)

    Auto GCAS team presented with Collier Trophy

    The 416th and 461st Flight Test Squadrons along with Lockheed-Martin, the F-35 Joint Program Office, NASA and the Defense Safety Oversight Council received the prestigious 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy, June 13, 2019, for the development and testing of the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System.
  • A KC-46A Pegasus out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, conducts testing with a C-5M Super Galaxy out of Travis Air Force Base, California, for the first time April 29, 2019. Travis will receive the KC-46, the Air Force’s newest refueling aircraft, in 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)

    KC-46 completes testing with Super Galaxy

    The U.S. Air Force’s newest air refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus, is undergoing a variety of tests out of Edwards Air Force Base, California.
  • The Army UH-60M helicopter platforms use transparent armor systems mounted behind the pilots. (Courtesy photo)

    AFRL produces lighter, thinner transparent armor

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Transparent aluminum, a technology first suggested in the science fiction film “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,” is now a reality.With a growing need in the Department of Defense for transparent armor for personnel protection and infrared windows for reconnaissance applications, the Air Force Research
  • The Simulators Division will hold a Pitch Day event Dec. 4 in Orlando, Florida.

    Simulators Division seeking proposals from small businesses

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  In an effort to advance and improve Air Force simulators, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Simulators Division is seeking proposals from small businesses.The division is asking small businesses to “pitch” how they can help the Air Force in certain areas or topics including by not limited to the
  • The 'trail' Ground-based Interceptor (GBI) launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, March 25, in the first-ever salvo engagement test of a threat-representative Intercontinental Ballistic Missile target. The AEDC 10-foot vacuum chamber at Arnold Air Force Base provided mission simulation capability for interceptor and its kill vehicle sensors. The chamber is able to characterize sensor performance in a space environment against simulated operational scenarios. (Courtesy photo/Missile Defense Agency)

    AEDC space chamber supports Ground-Based Midcourse Defense

    The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful flight test for a program that the 10-foot vacuum (10V) chamber at Arnold Air Force Base has supported for nearly a decade.MDA, in cooperation with the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, U.S. Northern Command, and elements of the U.S. Air Force Space
  • Premier College Interns immerse into Air Force mission

    Premier College Interns immerse into Air Force mission

    The 2019 Premier College Intern Program is a 12-week paid intern program is designed to attract full-time college students who are seeking a career in Air Force Civilian Service. Many interns transition into the PALACE Acquire or Copper Cap program(s) after completing their respective degree.

  • New course aims to transform Air Force acquisition

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Improving the integration between the Air Force acquisition community and members of the operational community is one of the goals of the Air Force Materiel Command-sponsored Advanced Acquisition Course, the inaugural cohort for which is scheduled to start in July.During the initial course, which will serve
  • Stacey Lamb, AEDC Quality Assurance Program Coordinator and Small Business Specialist at Arnold Air Force Base, displays the award and certificate she received for being named the Air Force Materiel Command Outstanding Quality Assurance Program Coordinator for fiscal year 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett) (This image was altered by obscuring items for security purposes.)

    AEDC Quality Assurance Program Coordinator receives 2018 AFMC award

    Stacey Lamb, the AEDC Quality Assurance Program Coordinator (QAPC) and Small Business Specialist at Arnold Air Force Base, received the 2018 Air Force Material Command Award for Outstanding Quality Assurance Program Coordinator.Lamb said she’s elated to have received such a prestigious award.“It almost feels like a bigger-than-life accomplishment,”
  • The von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility Wind Tunnel D test facility operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory High Speed Experimentation Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, seen here June 5, was reactivated earlier this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    VKF Wind Tunnel D officially returns to service as an AFRL research facility

    A multiyear, multimillion dollar effort has led to the successful reactivation of von Kármán Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF) Wind Tunnel D at Arnold Air Force Base, officially ending a period of dormancy for the tunnel that exceeded its original run.Tunnel D is operated, managed and scheduled by members of the Air Force Research Laboratory High Speed
  • The XQ-58A Valkyrie pictured during a second test flight June 11, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Randolph Abaya, 586 Flight Test Squadron.)

    AFRL XQ-58A UAV completes second successful flight

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a low-cost unmanned air vehicle, successfully completed all test objectives during a 71-minute flight on June 11, 2019, at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona.The test marked the second successful flight for the aircraft this year. The inaugural 72-minute flight was recorded in
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