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Automatic Receiver Aircraft Identification aerial test

An F-16 Fighting Falcon equipped with radio frequency identification tags as viewed from the back of a NKC-135 test tanker April 7. The RFID tags are the receiver part of the Automatic Receiver Aircraft Identification system being tested for KC-135 refuelers. Air Force photo by Chad Bellay
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Lake Isabella, CA

An F-16 Fighting Falcon fitted with radio frequency identification tags flies behind a NKC-135 test tanker on an aerial flight test April 7. The mission is to test out the Automatic Receiver Aircraft Identification system on the KC-135. Air Force photo by Chad Bellay
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Global Hawk Wet Runway

A RQ-4B Global Hawk completes a wet runway test March 12. 452nd Flight Test Squadron will wrap up its Block 20 wet runway testing around the beginning of April. (Courtesy photo)
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Army training jump

Soliders from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules here March 5. The jump was done as part of training required every 90 days. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman William A. O'Brien)
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Army training jump

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) touch down at the designated landing zone here March 5 as part of their training, which is required of each Solider to maintain their jump certification. (Air Fore photo/Senior Airman William O'Brien)
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Army training jump

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) jump from an Air Force C-130 Hercules here March 5. All Soldiers who are certified to jump must perform at least one practice jump every 90 days to maintain their jump status. (Senior Airman William A. O'Brien)
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B-52

Boeing successfully completed its first test flight here Jan. 17. The test process included a power-on of each system in flight to determine there were no adverse effects on flight-essential systems. (Courtesy photo)
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Global Hawk completes 2,000 missions, 30,000 hours

Global Hawk completed 2,000 missions and 30,000 hours April 2009.The Global Hawk is able to perform missions that last up to 36 hours without refueling, unlike anything possible by any manned aircraft. (Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka)
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X-51A Scram jet prepares for first flight

A B-52 Stratofortress performs a captive carry flight of the X-51A Scram Jet Dec. 9. The flight was performed to test the B-52's airwortiness while carrying the X-51A. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)
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X-51A Scram jet prepares for first flight

Crew members prepare the X-51A for a captive carry flight under the B-52 Stratofortress Dec. 9. The captive carry is part of the preparations being made prior to the first flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)
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NASA AIRCRAFT FLIES CALIFORNIA POST-BURN IMAGING MISSION

NASA pilots Troy Asher and Hernan Posada fly the agency's Predator B Ikhana from its ground control station at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The remotely piloted aircraft is used for a variety of environmental science and aeronautical research roles. (NASA Photo / Tony Landis)
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NASA AIRCRAFT FLIES CALIFORNIA POST-BURN IMAGING MISSION

NASA's Predator B unmanned aircraft, the Ikhana, heads out on a Southern California wildfire imaging mission. (NASA Photo / Jim Ross)
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C-130 AMP award

The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program cockpit dispalys the upgrades made by Boeing. For their efforts, Boeing received Aviation Week magazine's Program Excellence Award in the category of System Level Research and Development/System Development and Demonstration. (Courtesy photo)
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C-130 AMP award

The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program cockpit dispalys the upgrades made by Boeing. For their efforts, Boeing received Aviation Week magazine's Program Excellence Award in the category of System Level Research and Development/System Development and Demonstration. (Courtesy photo)
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F-35 Arrives at Edwards

An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, lands at Edwards Sept 10. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will perform barrier tests along with various other test points during its extended stay at Edwards. (Lockheed Martin photo/Kevin Robertson)
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YF-22 arrives for display in AFFTC museum

A YF-22 arrives at Edwards AFB Sept. 2. The aircraft was transported here in a C-5 Galaxy for display in the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum. (Air Force photo/Heather Anhalt)
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ABL Successfully Completes Low-Power Laser Tests against an Instrumented Boosting Missile Target

YAL-1A Airborne Laser Aircraft conducts Low-Power Laser Tests Aug. 10. This marks the third successful ABL missile engagement in just over two months. ABL plans to engage progressively more difficult targets in coming months, culminating with a lethal demonstration against a boosting threat-representative ballistic missile target later this year. (Air Force photo/Jim Shryne)
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Museum’s Blackbird on the move

An SR-71A Blackbird is transported from the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum to the Corrosion Control Facility to be repainted Aug. 8. This aircraft will be on display during the Flight Test Nation Air Show and Open House Oct. 17. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Trisha Winters)
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Museum’s Blackbird on the move

An SR-71A Blackbird is transported from the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum to the Corrosion Control Facility to be repainted Aug. 8. This aircraft will be on display during the Flight Test Nation Air Show and Open House Oct. 17. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Trisha Winters)
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419th FLTS flies first B-1 sortie after FIDL upgrade

The 419th Flight Test Squadron conducted the first functional check flight of a B-1B Lancer which underwent two years of modifications on Edwards AFB July 30. The bomber was upgraded with the Fully Integrated Data Link which allows it to communicate quickly with others in the entire battlespace and allows it to become a more powerful asset to U.S. warfighters. Both Air Force and Boeing testers at Edwards worked to develop and integrate the hardware and software that make up the FIDL system. (Air Force photo/Chad Bellay)
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