Dec. 18, 2025 X-62 VISTA begins upgrade program, expanding boundaries in flight testing of autonomy and artificial intelligence The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS), part of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, is actively working on the next phase of development for the X-62 Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA).
Jan. 19, 2017 XCITE aims to reduce timeline from idea to reality In a low-ceilinged room off a nondescript hallway down a steep flight of stairs beneath an unremarkable building, a group of people meet to brainstorm, exchange ideas and formulate plans to further the goals of their organization. It sounds like a scene from a movie about evil scientists and world
Jan. 6, 2010 Year in Review: Team Edwards reflects on 2009 As the Air Force Flight Test Center enters into the second decade of this millennium, here's a look back at the events and achievements from 2009.Team Edwards kicked off 2009 with a Unit Compliance and Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Team inspections Jan. 9 through the 16, which concluded
June 16, 2010 YF-22 comes home to stay A prototype YF-22 Raptor fighter plane that was built in Palmdale, Calif., flight tested here, and put on temporary display at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, returned to Edwards AFB where it will stay for Air Force Flight Test Center Museum visitors to see.With approximately
May 27, 2015 YF-22A brings in $25,000 for museum move The Air Force Flight Test Museum accepted a $25,000 donation to sponsor their YF-22A from the Bechtel Corporation May 21. The Flight Test Historical Foundation has 80 aircraft available for corporate sponsorship in their prospectus. Each aircraft is assigned a sponsorship level based on its size and
Nov. 13, 2009 YoAFF T-shirt design competition under way The Air Force Services Agency is promoting a T-shirt design competition on the recently launched myairforcelife.com, now through Dec. 20, as part of the Year of the Air Force Family."The site will feature programs and competitions that will roll out through the year. We are focusing on the 'play'
Nov. 7, 2017 You don’t have to be a ‘newcomer’ to get base information Each month, the 412th Force Support Squadron holds its Newcomer’s Orientation Briefing at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. New arrivals to the high desert receive basic information about Edwards AFB facilities and services. To make things more personable, and possibly fun, the AFRC invited
Nov. 5, 2013 'You Got Talent' returns to Edwards AFB The You Got Talent Air Force Family & Teen Talent Show is back at Edwards AFB after a three-year hiatus. "UGT" shows that Edwards AFB does have talent. Fifteen different acts performed Oct. 23 in front of a nice size crowd at "The Hangar" inside the Oasis Community Club. Some of the standout