June 3, 2020 Datalinks flight helps test mobile health monitor Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit connects to a variety of medical sensors that measures a patient’s vital signs such as heart and respiratory rates as well as blood oxygen saturation.
June 2, 2020 Total Force test team takes AF award Shared by 417th Flight Test Squadron & 153rd Airlift Wing
June 1, 2020 Jolly Green II, Apache fly together in joint test The joint service test-effort marks another milestone in the development of the Jolly Green II.
May 21, 2020 AFRL quick-response testing aids COVID-19 medical transport WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing Biodynamics team is playing a vital role in the COVID-19 relief effort through testing to enable the safe transport of individuals affected by infectious diseases and biological agents.At the
March 23, 2020 Air Force provides WAPS testing guidance Air Force officials announced that the Weighted Airman Promotion System testing is postponed through May 11.
Feb. 13, 2020 Air Force extends 20E6 promotion testing window for 18 AFSCs The Air Force’s Personnel Center made the decision to extend the testing window following discovery that 18 Specialty Knowledge Tests were unaccounted for. These tests were mailed to an installation test control office but, to date, have not been received within the expected delivery window.
Jan. 6, 2020 AEDC T-3 engine test cell receives upgrades for future tests The Arnold Engineering Development Complex T-3 turbine engine test cell at Arnold Air Force Base is undergoing several modifications to prepare it for future testing.Built as part of the Engine Test Facility, or ETF, at Arnold in the early 1950s, the T-3 test cell was designed for testing small
Nov. 25, 2019 Hill Air Force Base to host 5G testing and experimentation In an effort to demonstrate innovative prototypes that use commercial 5G technologies as a way to augment future military capabilities, the Department of Defense chose Hill Air Force Base and three other U.S. military bases as a testbed for 5G technology.
Sept. 16, 2019 Acting SecAF Donovan announces B-21 manufacturing, testing locations While speaking at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Donovan remarked on the Air Force’s B-21 program noting, “the development of the B-21 Raider is on schedule and the first test aircraft is under production at the same production facility in Palmdale, California, as its
Aug. 5, 2019 AFRL achieves record-setting hypersonic ground test milestone WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Test Center ground test team set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in Air Force history.“AFRL, in conjunction with Arnold Engineering Development Complex and Northrop