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  • A T-38 Talon is flown over Arnold Air Force Base by Airmen of the 586th Flight Test Squadron, 704th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, during a flag retreat ceremony after the AEDC “Hap Arnold Day” 70th Anniversary June 26, 2021. The aircraft was flown by Lt. Col. Alex “Cuda” Wolfard and Maj. Ali “Axle” Hamidani. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Flyover debuts new paint scheme for 586 FLTS jet

    The timing couldn’t have been better.It just so happened that one of the T-38 jets flown by the 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, was in need of a new paint job as the 70th anniversary of both the Air Force Test Center and Arnold Engineering Development Complex approached.It also happened that this aircraft was set
  • Lt. Col. Justin Tolliver, director of operations, Space Test Branch, Test Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, talks about the J-6 Large Rocket Motor Test Facility to an attendee of the AEDC “Hap Arnold Day” 70th Anniversary Celebration Open House, June 26, 2021, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. In the background is the test cell of J-6, used to test solid rocket motors, such as those in the Minuteman III ICBMs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    AEDC celebrates 70 years with open house

    The AEDC “Hap Arnold Day” 70th Anniversary Celebration Open House on June 26 afforded members of the community a rare opportunity to see behind the fence and learn about the contributions the men and women of Arnold Engineering Development Complex have made to national defense and the advancement of technology.
  • A full-scale GPS was tested in the Mark I Space Chamber at AEDC in 1977. The tests checked reliability of the satellite's systems prior to its launch in 1978. AEDC personnel reflected back on this testing on July 17, 2015, the 20th anniversary of when GPS reached full-operational capability.

    Space Test Branch helps change the world with decades of testing

    With the first ballistic missile being introduced in 1944 during World War II, the newest threat to the nations of the world was realized.At this time, the V-2 rockets, the world’s first long-range, guided, ballistic missiles, were not very accurate, but this new capability created new urgency for the U.S. and its allies.When the war ended and
  • One of the first C-5A models is given a final inspection before testing in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base in the mid-1960s. The wind tunnel, also known as 16T, is part of the AEDC Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility. PWT was designated as an International Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Defense, Space exploration among the contributions of the Aerodynamics Test Branch

    From the testing of subscale to full-scale models at speeds ranging from subsonic to hypersonic, work performed over the decades in the nine wind tunnels that comprise the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Aerodynamics Test Branch has played an integral role in protecting civilians and warfighters by providing customers with valuable
  • ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AFPN) -- Test engineers Joe Norris (left) and John Lafferty ready a Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-1 model prior to a Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 operation. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    AEDC expands footprint from coast-to-coast over past 24 years

    Since Arnold Engineering Development Center, now Complex, was dedicated in 1951 in middle Tennessee, the organization has grown to include many units, spanning the country from Maryland to California with many points in between. Most of the units and organizations were formed prior to joining AEDC and bring with them a history all their own. All of

  • Long-tenured AEDC employees share memories, observations

    Among the thousands of employees who have forged careers across Arnold Engineering Development Complex are scores of engineers, craft personnel, managers, supervisors, administrative assistants and others who possess decades of experience in their respective fields.A number of these long-time employees have worked at AEDC for more than half of its
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