Sept. 3, 2020 Advanced Battle Management System field test brings Joint Force together across all domains during second onramp In the latest exercise, known as an “onramp,” operators used ABMS to detect and defeat efforts to disrupt U.S. operations in space in addition to countering attacks against the U.S. homeland, including shooting down a cruise missile “surrogate” with a hypervelocity weapon.
Aug. 12, 2020 Throwbot enhances base security mission Throwable microrobot that records and transmits video and audio reconnaissance.
Aug. 10, 2020 Jolly Green II begins aerial refueling tests Approximately 3,000 feet above the Eglin range, the HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with a HC-130J tanker for the first ever aerial refueling by the Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, Aug. 5.
Aug. 5, 2020 Jolly Green launch HH-60W Jolly Green II preflight photo essay: The 413th Flight Test Squadron-assigned combat search and rescue helicopter is undergoing developmental testing at the squadron facility at Duke Field.
July 15, 2020 Eglin squadron begins radar system tests on CV-22 The radar, designed to increase situational awareness in low visibility conditions, will replace the Osprey’s aging multimode radar. The upgrade’s new capabilities and features include a color weather radar and allowance for increased turn rates.
July 13, 2020 New flag-level exercise coming to Eglin First-ever event will incorporate ground, space, and air platforms and provide operational and experimental exercise scenarios.
July 8, 2020 Eglin test squadron makes transport module 'air worthy' Testers certify the Negatively Pressurized Conex Lite for operational use on AF C-130 fleet.
July 6, 2020 AEDC team member named AF nominee for NDIA award A capability manager for Hypervelocity Flyout, Impact and Lethality Ground Test and Evaluation at AEDC, has been named an Air Force nominee for the 2019 Air Force Government Civilian Tester of the Year award from the National Defense Industrial Association.Jonathan Carroll joined the AEDC in 2014 as
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.
June 2, 2020 Total Force test team takes AF award Shared by 417th Flight Test Squadron & 153rd Airlift Wing
June 1, 2020 Jolly Green II, Apache fly together in joint test The joint service test-effort marks another milestone in the development of the Jolly Green II.
June 1, 2020 Ops group adapts technology to continue test missions Test could not occur within an acceptable time period without this new expanded use.