The Air Force’s autonomous test fighter known as the X-62 carried out multiple artificial intelligence-controlled intercepts of a crewed jet in a series of experiments earlier this year, the service said Aug. 4.
Edwards Air Force Base
The Air Force’s plan to start production on a new engine for the B-52H Stratofortress before conducting critical flight tests runs the risk of cost overruns and more schedule delays, government auditors said in a new report released July 31.
One of the Air Force’s developmental Collaborative Combat Aircraft fired a live missile in a recent test, marking a critical step forward in the development of the service’s fleet of semi-autonomous drone fighters.
The Air Force has officially decided the B-21 Raider will fly with a two-pilot air crew—and it may draw from the ranks of weapon system and combat systems officers to fill those roles.
The arrival of the Air Force’s B-21 Raider at its first operational base is fast approaching, and the service’s plans for its newest stealth bomber are coming into focus. In an exclusive interview with Air & Space Forces Magazine on June 26, Air Force Secretary ...
Flight test operations at Edwards Air Force Base resumed on June 22, a week after a devastating B-52H Stratofortress crash that killed eight crew members and temporarily closed the base’s airfield. Base spokesman Chase Kohler said U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School operations also resumed ...
The Air Force on June 17 identified the eight crew members who died in a fiery B-52H Stratofortress crash at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., two days earlier.
The B-52H Stratofortress that crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on June 15 was helping test a new advanced radar that is key to a sweeping modernization of the six-decade old bomber.
Eight people who were aboard a B-52H Stratofortress bomber died in a fiery crash shortly after takeoff June 15 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the base confirmed.
The Air Force put its semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the hands of operators, not just engineers or test pilots, for a groundbreaking exercise last week.
The Air Force released new photos of the B-21 Raider conducting aerial refueling tests with a KC-135 Stratotanker—confirming a key milestone in the new long-range strike bomber’s development and offering a rare glimpse of the secretive aircraft’s features.
Aviation enthusiasts were treated to a historic sight March 10 over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.—the Air Force’s new B-21 bomber flying alongside its veteran, Eisenhower-era KC-135 aerial tanker.
