July 13, 2022 Air Force completes another successful hypersonic test The Air Force conducted another successful hypersonic test off the Southern California coast. The AGM-183A weapons system reached hypersonic speeds and primary and secondary objectives were met.
July 8, 2022 412th Test Wing reactivates 445th Test Squadron The 412th Electronic Warfare Group, 412th Test Wing, reactivated the 445th Test Squadron during a ceremony on Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 29.
June 21, 2022 Air Force begins process to incorporate critical JADO principles into PME courses The 705th Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, recently hosted visitors from Air University to review the former Multi-domain Warfare Officer, or 13O, training program to determine the best place to integrate operational planning instruction throughout various levels of the U.S. Air Force’s
June 21, 2022 Air Force begins process to incorporate critical JADO principles into PME courses The 705th Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, recently hosted visitors from Air University to review the former Multi-domain Warfare Officer, or 13O, training program to determine the best place to integrate operational planning instruction throughout various levels of the U.S. Air Force’s
June 8, 2022 DMOC brings next generation C2 to life The 705th Combat Training Squadron recently executed a virtual Tactical Operations Center – Light experiment in their Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The experiment was designed to provide an initial assessment of the functions and manning required to
April 20, 2022 Benefield Anechoic Facility tests C-130 electronic countermeasures An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing from Hurlburt Field, Fla., recently underwent electronic weapons countermeasures testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
April 6, 2022 AWACS demonstrates historic firsts, receives and processes in-air EW updates in minutes For the first time, the U.S. Air Force’s E-3G airborne warning and control system aircraft, or AWACS, demonstrated the ability to receive and process in-air electronic warfare software updates derived from EW data collected and transmitted while in flight.
March 24, 2022 AFMC honors Airmen for excellence The Air Force Materiel Command honored top Airmen for 2021 during the Annual Excellence Award Banquet March 23, 2022.
March 14, 2022 People are key to defending installations, missions from small UAS threats Tiny in size, low cost and increasingly abundant, small unmanned aircraft systems pose a big threat to military operations and installations worldwide.
Feb. 2, 2022 Edwards AFB NCOs pave way for “Airmen of 2030” Three Airmen assigned to the 412th Test Wing, out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, recently participated in a design sprint focused on Enlisted Professional Military Education in 2030 at the AFWERX Hub in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 11-13.