AFRL Sponsors Service Academy and University Design Challenge
As a result of real-world-battlefield needs, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation is sponsoring the Service Academy …
Aircraft
U-28A Draco Crew Receives 2018 Mackay Trophy
Members of the U-28A crew, “DRACO 42”, received the 2018 Mackay Trophy during a ceremony at the Crystal Gateway Marriott …
Keeping World’s Largest Wind Tunnels Running at Their Peak
They are considered indispensable.
Those at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, who observe …
Draken International to Provide USAF with Realistic Advanced Combat Training
Draken International, the leading provider of 4th generation tactical flight services, has been awarded the Combat Air Forces (CAF) Adversary …
Pentagon Finalizes Purchase Plan for 478 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters
Ellen M. Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, announced yesterday’s agreement between DOD and aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin …
U.S. Air Force X-37B Space Plane Lands After Record-Breaking 780 Days in Orbit
The Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 successfully landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Oct. …
Air Force Academy Launches New Airmanship Next Program
The Air Force Academy redesigned its Airmanship program to give cadets more opportunities to experience the Air Force’s flying mission …
Sikorsky Introduces RAIDER X™ NextGen Light-Attack Reconnaissance Helicopter
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today introduced RAIDER X™, its concept for an agile, lethal and survivable compound …
Additive Manufacturing
In November 2016, when the Department of Defense (DOD) released its first Additive Manufacturing Roadmap, the document began with a …
Interview: Rear Adm. David J. Hahn, Chief of Naval Research
The 20th century saw the development and use of a record number of new and revolutionary technologies, both commercial and …