July 3, 2025 Air Force advances human-machine teaming with autonomous collaborative platforms The U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated a major leap in human-machine teaming, flying autonomous collaborative platforms (ACPs), alongside crewed fighter aircraft during a training event at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Pilots operating an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each
April 15, 2024 AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed physiological monitoring system for pilots completed a series of F-16 flight tests March 4-17, 2024, at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, or TPS, at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Dec. 9, 2022 Santa Claus upgrades from reindeer... to Fighting Falcon to spread holiday cheer Instead of reindeer, Santa Claus comes to town... on an F-16! Santa Claus visited Edwards Air Force Base on an F-16 Fighting Falcon spreading holiday cheer to base personnel and their families... the Edwards style.