First Female F-35 Developmental Test Pilot Completes Maiden Flight Test Mission
History was made once again at Edwards Air Force Base, California, when Maj. Rachael Winiecki became the first female F-35
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USAF’s 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron Begins F-35 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
The U.S. Air Force (USAF)’s 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron (31 TES) kicked off the DoD’s F-35 Initial Operational Test
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Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes Phase II Receiver Certification Testing
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program has completed its planned Phase II receiver certification flight testing following three weeks of flights with
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Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A MRTT Tanker Aircraft Conducts Refuelling Trials with U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft assigned to the No. 33 Squadron has conducted
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U.S. Air Force Selects Tinker AFB and Edwards AFB to Support Its Future B-21 Raider Long-Range Strike Bomber Fleet
The U.S. Air Force has selected Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to coordinate maintenance and sustainment, and Edwards AFB, California,
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U.S. Air Force Begins Auto GCAS Test Flight Missions with F-35 Lightning II Fighter Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force 461st Flight Test Squadron recently began test flight missions with the F-35 aircraft and the Automatic
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British F-35B Lightning II Stealth Jets Conducts First Flight Test with MBDA ASRAAM Air-to-Air Missiles
Britain’s new stealth fighter jet, the F-35B Lightning II, has carried out its first trials armed with UK-built MBDA ASRAAM
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Simulated Air-Launch Tests of its New Solid Rocket Motor
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s advanced tactical booster program recently completed two successful hot-fire tests of a solid rocket motor that had been
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U.S. Air Force 412th Operations Group Exploring Options to Augment its Chase Plane Fleet with Alpha Jet
The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) 412th Operations Group (412 OG) is exploring ways to augment its chase plane fleet and
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U.S. Air Force Edwards AFB Squadron Completes Joint Strike Missile Test Program
A team of U.S. Air Force engineers, test pilots, and Norwegian government and industry personnel recently completed a large phase
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