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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Four F-117 Nighthawks fly in formation during a sortie over the Antelope Valley recently. After 25 years of history, the aircraft is set to retire soon. As the Air Force's first stealth fighter, the F-117 is capable of performing reconnaissance missions and bombing critical targets, all without the enemy's knowledge. (Photo by Bobbi Zapka)
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Testers end high-energy laser tests, dismantle Airborne Laser SIL facility

Contractors dismantle the Boeing 747 fuselage portion of the System Integration Laboratory at the Birk Flight Test Center here. The SIL will be converted into a hardware and staging area for the Airborne Laser's climate- and temperature-sensitive components. (Photo by Kellie Masters)
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Edwards welcomes back Air Force's first C-17

The C-17 Globemaster III T-1 flies over Owens Valley, Calif., for a test sortie. Edwards welcomed home the aircraft after 208 days of life extension modifications in San Antonio. T-1 is the first Air Force C-17 built to perform developmental testing. The aircraft is scheduled to perform flight testing to include airdrop improvements and core-computer replacement testing. (Air Force photo)
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Airborne Laser fires tracking laser, hits target

The YAL-1A, a modified Boeing 747-400F known as the Airborne Laser, takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on March 15 for a five-hour test mission that would see the aircraft's Target Illuminator Laser fired in-flight for the first time. The Airborne Laser is undergoing a long-term test phase at the Air Force Flight Test Center here in preparation for the integration of the Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser, or COIL -- a missile-killing, high-energy chemical laser, later in the year. (Photo by Kellie Masters)
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F-35 JSF avionics test bed arrives at Edwards

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program's Cooperative Avionics Test Bed, or CATB, aircraft lands here March 1, 2007, to perform equipment fit checks. The aircraft is a Boeing 737-300 specially modified to perform mission systems testing for the F-35 program. (Photo by Chad Bellay)
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Global Hawk Block-20 arrives for 18-month testing

The RQ-4 Block-20 Global Hawk lands on a runway here March 1, 2007. The Block-20 is the first in a series of Global Hawks including Blocks 30 and 40. The Global Hawk is undergoing 18 months of developmental and operational testing here. Developmental testing proves the hardware and software for safe flight and assures the aircraft meets the contract specifications, while operational testing verifies the use of the Block-20 in representative operational scenarios. (Photo by Chad Bellay)
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Edwards hosts Boeing, Italian Air Force tanker tests

An Italian Air Force Boeing 767 tanker refuels an Edwards B-52 over California's Mojave Desert on March 5, 2007. The tanker successfully extended its fifth generation, fly-by-wire air refueling boom and transferred fuel for the first time to another aircraft. (Photo by Jet Fabara)
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Edwards 'transforms' into blockbuster movie set

Several "Transformers" line up in front of an F-22A Raptor here Feb. 28, 2007. The vehicles were on base to shoot several scenes for the upcoming "Transformers" film. The movie marks the first time non-computer-generated Raptors are depicted in a film. (Photo by Andy Wolfe)
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Edwards 'transforms' into blockbuster movie set

A crane-mounted camera shoots a scene for the upcoming "Transformers" movie at the Speckled Trout here Feb. 28, 2007. Several Edwards Airmen were featured in the background. (Photo by 1st Lt. Brad Kimberly)
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411th FTS tests F-22A Raptor, SDB integration

An F-22A Raptor flies Feb. 2, 2007, with four Small Diameter Bombs on board. Pilots and engineers from the F-22 Combined Test Force were performing load tests to ensure the GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb system does not exceed structural load boundaries for the Raptor. (Photo by Darin Russell)
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419th FLTS demonstrates Sniper pod capability

A B-1B Lancer carries the Sniper pod on its belly as it flies over Edwards' skies during a flight test here. The 419th Flight Test Squadron testers recently concluded the initial development of the Sniper pod installed on a B-1B here recently. The Sniper pod is an advanced targeting pod with a multi-sensor system that increases the aircraft's self-targeting capability. (Photo by Steve Zapka)
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Airborne Laser returns for more testing

YAL-1A, a modified Boeing 747-400F known as the Airborne Laser, lands on Runway 22 here in its return to the Air Force Flight Test Center in December after undergoing modifications at Boeing's facilities in Wichita, Kan. Since the aircraft's return, the Airborne Laser began a long-term test phase that includes the test firing of the aircraft's low-power lasers in flight for the first time. (Courtesy photo)
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B-52 flight uses synthetic fuel in all eight engines

A B-52 Stratofortress takes off Dec. 15, 2006, from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on a flight-test mission using a blend of synthetic fuel and JP-8 in all eight engines. This is the first time a "Buff" has flown using a synfuel-blend as the only fuel on board. In September, the Air Force successfully flew a B-52 with two-engines using the synfuel-blend. The B-52 test flights at Edwards are the initial steps in the Air Force process to test and certify a synthetic blend of fuel for its aviation fleet. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric M. Grill)
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B-52 flight uses synthetic fuel in all eight engines

A B-52 Stratofortress accelerates down the runway Dec. 15, 2006, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., during take-off for a flight-test mission using a blend of synthetic fuel and JP-8 in all eight engines. This is the first time a "Buff" has flown using a synfuel-blend as the only fuel on board. In September, the Air Force successfully flew a B-52 with two-engines using the synfuel-blend. The B-52 test flights at Edwards are the initial steps in the Air Force process to test and certify a synthetic blend of fuel for its aviation fleet. (Photo by Jet Fabara)
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Idaho students study Edwards B-52

Capt. Miles Middleton, 419th Flight Test Squadron B-52H test project officer and pilot, shows students from the University of Idaho equipment in the weapons bay of a B-52 here Dec. 5, 2006. (Photo by Airman Stacy Sanchez)
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AFOTEC, Det. 5 leads conclusion of first Global Hawk operational testing

The maintainers from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing pull an RQ-4A Global Hawk Block-10 from a Beale Air Force Base, Calif., hangar as part of the operational assessment's maintenance operation. The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5, based at Edwards, led the operational testing of the Global Hawk that concluded Nov. 17, 2006. (Photo by Jerome Perkins)
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Dirt runway testing increases C-17 safety, agility

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Sept. 23, 2006, while performing take-off and landing testing on semi-prepared runways. The first of four test phases was conducted at Fort Hunter Liggett to validate the ability of the aircraft to bring a large force into a wet or dry dirt airfield without making runway condition corrections. (Photo by Bobbi Zapka)
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Newest 'Raptor pilot' sets record at young age

Maj. John Teichert, 411th Flight Test Squadron assistant operations officer, lifts Reilly Koyl, age 5, into an F-16 as part of the Pilot for a Day program. (Photo by Mark McCoy)
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Global Hawk UAV-3 welcomed home after combat deployment

Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle No. 3 (UAV-3) lands at Edwards on Feb. 22, 2006, after flying more than 4,800 hours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo by Chad Bellay)
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Global Hawk UAV-3 welcomed home after combat deployment

Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle No. 3 (UAV-3) returns to Edwards on Feb. 20, 2006, after flying more than 4,800 hours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and the Combined Task Force-Horn of Africa. While deployed, UAV-3 flew 249 total sorties — 191 were combat sorties. It provided tens of thousands of battlefield images to military decision-makers. (Photo by Chad Bellay)
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