AEDC arc heater undergoing significant upgrades in support of advanced hypersonic systems

In light of current and future Department of Defense testing needs for long-range strike and hypersonic vehicle materials development, a facility upgrade for the H2 arc heater at AEDC has been funded.As part of the upgrade, a state-of-the-art segmented heater is being placed in the H2 arc tunnel to

AEDC Technical Management and Advisory Services task order awarded

On Wednesday, the Air Force Test Center awarded the Technical and Management Advisory Services Range Task Order to QuantiTech, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., as a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a potential value of up to $224 million. The period of performance is 55 months - 3 month base period, four

New gate zone speed limit notifications posted

Test facility team receives Exemplary Civilian Service Award

Tunnel 9 director breaks ground with new White Oak, Md. tenant

Area elementary student chosen as a national winner of Reach for the Stars Rocket Competition

Samuel Mansfield, fifth grade student at Robert E. Lee Elementary and son of GP Strategies engineer James Mansfield, won the local Reach for the Stars Rocket Competition last year and was recently selected as a winner at the national level.Samuel is one of four students that will be recognized as a

Arnold participating in Energy Savings Performance Contract

Arnold Air Force Base has been selected to take part in an energy saving performance contract due to having a very large energy load.Through this contract, funding will become available to finance numerous facility improvement projects that will save money and energy for AEDC. The execution of the

AFMC executive director reflects on career start, successes after 34 years

What began as uncertainty toward the possibility of an Air Force career transformed into a 34-year commitment for Air Force Materiel Command Executive Director Michael A. Gill, who retires April 1 after spending three years in the command's top civilian post."We all talk about retirement, but you

AFMC strategic plan to help carry Air Force to Third Offset

 Agility and innovation are cornerstones of a new Air Force Materiel Command strategic plan that will deliver war-winning capabilities.  Those capabilities will propel the Air Force as a key element of the future national defense strategy known as the Third Offset.The first "offset" came in in the

Data obtained during AEDC wind tunnel testing readies F-35 for first Sidewinder launch

Over the years, store separation testing using the Air Intercept Missile-9X (AIM-9X) Sidewinder has been conducted in the 4-foot transonic wind tunnel at AEDC. Data from these tests helped prepare the F-35 Lightning for its first successful launch of the AIM-9X.On Jan. 12, an F-35 from the 461st