U.S. Air Force photo by Bryce Bennett. Amidst test aircraft delivery delays, flight testing of the T-7A Redhawk is “slightly behind” schedule according to the Edwards AFB-based 412th Test Wing.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced Wednesday that an XQ-58A Valkyrie flew a three-hour sortie in late July that was directed by AI and machine-learning systems developed by the lab.

The U.S. Air Force announced on Monday that it intends to build two landing pads on a remote island in the Pacific. It wants to land rockets there as part of a test of the Rocket Cargo Vanguard ...

The Air Force conducts regular tests of its Minuteman III ICBMs, ... Air Force test-launches unarmed Minuteman III missile. Stephen Losey. Wed, May 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM UTC. 3 min read.

who is the chief of AI Test and Operations for the Air Force. “So what did it do? It killed the operator. It killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its ...

The US Air Force test-fired an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday. The missile, which is capable of carrying nuclear weapons, was launched from a base in California. Tuesday's ...

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 2, 2020. 2nd Bomb Wing ...

The Air Force regularly conducts nighttime tests of the Minuteman III, which is more than 50 years old and nearing the end of its life span, to ensure it continues to function safely and as designed.

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to conduct a test of the AGM-183A Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 prototype. (Matt Williams/U.S. Air Force) Correction ...

The U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday that it had conducted a weapons test of a hypersonic missile over the Pacific Ocean via a B-52H Stratofortress taking off from a base in Guam.

During the test, conducted on Nov. 29, 2022, at the Eglin Test and Training Complex, two F-15EXs fired an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile ...

Popular Mechanics: You attended the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) from 1985–1986. Can you talk a little about what test-pilot school teaches, and how it set you up for your career in ...