Air Force conducts successful hypersonic weapon flight test
The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted the first flight test of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on a B-52 Stratofortress...
KC-46 flies past latest milestone
In the midst of its Phase III testing, the KC-46 Pegasus completed yet another milestone. The Air Force’s newest refueling tanker made its first...
KC-46, F-35 completes receiver certification testing
Two of the Air Force’s newest aircraft completed a major accomplishment recently at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
The 418th Flight Test Squadron, who is...
Bunch to command AFMC
Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. will become the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
He currently serves...
Strike Fighter Squadron 101 deactivates
The last F-35C belonging to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 “Grim Reapers” left its home base at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for Naval...
AEDC team members recall their time spent supporting NASA’s X-43A project
Several team members at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., held a brief reunion last month to share memories...
Heavy workload expected for AEDC in 2019 and beyond
The demand for testing at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex is expected to reach historic levels in many facilities during 2019 and continue into...
Air Force to reactivate aggressor squadron for F-35 training
The Air Force is reactivating the 65th Aggressor Squadron and moving 11 F-35A Lightning IIs to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., as part of...
AFOTECH maintains mission readiness through operational testing
The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 4, tests and evaluates new space, cyberspace, missile and missile defense capabilities.
Their mission is to...
F-35 fires first airborne shots successfully
Lockheed Martin photograph by Chad Bellay
F-35A tail number AF-2 became the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to fire the four-barrel GAU-22/A 25mm Gun system...
