April 29, 2024 Commander, test pilots evaluate new electric aircraft Test pilots flew the twin-seat Electro with an instructor for approximately 45 minutes each consisting of pattern work, area maneuvering, and stalls.
Aug. 30, 2023 First autonomous flight advances AI proving ground forward This event was the start and demonstration of a testbed that allows autonomy and AI software developers to quickly flight test their algorithms with ADAx on Eglin’s range. That mission falls under Autonomy Prime Environment for Experimentation or APEX, a subset of ADAx.
July 28, 2020 Team Eglin prepared, ready for F-15EX Big plans for when EX1 and EX2 arrive at Eglin AFB in 2021.
June 8, 2020 Virtual bootcamp trains new test engineers Approximately 15 enlisted, officers, civilians, and contractors participated in the course which was held virtually for the first time via the Microsoft Teams Commercial Virtual Remote environment.
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.