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Oct. 22, 2024
Maj. Gen. Scott Cain visits Arnold AFB

Maj. Gen. Scott A. Cain, Air Force Test Center commander, right, speaks with Cpl. James Malone, left, and Officer Byron Sullivan with Arnold Air Force Base Police during a recent visit to Arnold AFB, Tenn., headquarters of AEDC. Cain, a previous AEDC commander, visited Arnold Oct. 2-3, 2024, to tour
May 8, 2023
AEDC takes majority of Air Force Test Center-level of AFMC 2022 Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards

For the second year in a row, Arnold Engineering Development Complex nearly swept the Air Force Test Center-level competition for the Air Force Materiel Command Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards.“AEDC won 12 of out the 15 award categories, which is a testament to the outstanding
March 22, 2023
AEDC annual award winners honored during luncheon

Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership honored military and civilian government annual award winners and nominees for their hard work and achievements over the course of 2022 during a March 10 ceremony at Arnold Air Force Base.Those award recipients are: Lt. Col. Jeremy Hamilton, Field
Jan. 6, 2023
Air Force technical leaders get up-close look at AEDC operations

Technical leaders with the 412th Test Wing and 96th Test Wing met with Arnold Engineering Development Complex leadership over three days to view the ground test capabilities at Arnold Air Force Base. These two test wings, along with AEDC, make up the Air Force Test Center.
May 31, 2022
AEDC cleans up at Air Force Test Center-level of AFMC Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards

Arnold Engineering Development Complex nearly swept the Air Force Test Center-level competition for the 2021 Air Force Materiel Command Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards, winning 15 of the 17 categories.
May 3, 2022
Missionized tire wear testing helping tire designers fail fast to move forward

High costs and long lead times can be a deterrent to innovation. The team at the Landing Gear Test Facility, or LGTF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is trying to lower those barriers for aircraft tire manufacturers.
April 18, 2022
AEDC announces winners of 2021 Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards

Arnold Engineering Development Complex senior leadership announced the complex-level winners for the Air Force Materiel Command Science, Engineering and Technical Management Awards on April 5.
Oct. 21, 2021
AFTC Commander learns more about the AEDC mission

This month, Maj. Gen. Evan Dertien made his first visit to Arnold Air Force Base since taking on his latest role as the commander of the Air Force Test Center.During his two-day stop, Dertien had the opportunity to see many of the test facilities on base and speak with experts in each of the mission
Aug. 27, 2021
704th Test Group, Det. 1 prepares for next-gen radar cross section testing

The ever-improving technology of the U.S. military requires the test and evaluation capabilities of the Air Force Test Center organizations to keep pace to prove the superiority of the systems and give confidence to the warfighters using them.At the National Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Facility
Aug. 16, 2021
AEDC reactivates 8-inch barrel for Hyper-ballistic Range G

The Hypervelocity Flyout, Impact and Lethality Ground Test and Evaluation team of the Space Test Branch, Test Division, successfully reactivated the 8-inch-diameter barrel capability of Hyper-ballistic Range G after the 8-inch barrel sat unused for more than a decade.Range G, located at Arnold

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