Edwards AFB News

  • Innovative lab gives civil engineers place to manage infrastructure

    The 412th Civil Engineer Squadron stood-up a new enabler for Industrial Control Systems; the ICS Innovation Lab is at full operational capability! The innovation lab was designed specifically to bring emerging technologies from the industry directly to the technicians that use them.  “Our aim is to

  • Innovative solution increases BAF support to warfighters

    Did you know the large, lone building at the south end of the main runway is home to the largest anechoic test facility in the world? What is an anechoic facility? An anechoic facility is a jumbo version of an RFID-blocking wallet and it is critical for testing the aircraft that keep us safe. Just

  • Innovative solution reduces cost of runway repair

    After years of heating up in the summer and freezing in the winter, the North Base runway developed severe cracking and was closed in October 2016. Traditional repair methods such as sealing the cracks would only last a few months and full replacement would have cost $20 million. The 412th Civil

  • Innovative Team of the Quarter explores pilot workload

    The Innovative Team of the Quarter — The 412th Operations Group’s Objective Measures of Pilot Workload Team —, is changing the way we test and evaluate the pilot workload experienced during flight operations.  The pilot workload team brought their idea to the XCITE Team for funding and with help

  • Innovative UAS solution for BAF RF measurement

    The Benefield Anechoic Facility tests installed radio frequency systems. But testing in the BAF has some operational limitations: duration can be dominated by setup and calibration time; there are RF coverage limitations over the backbones of large aircraft; and dynamic antenna transmission

  • Installed Engine Test Facility thrusts Edwards legacy into the future

    The skies above the Aerospace Valley has seen some of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. However before they etch their place history books, these aircraft undergo weeks of ground tests. These ground tests are conducted in numerous locations in or near the flight line at Edwards Air Force