OCTOBER 26, 2021 - The Air Force Research Laboratory has partnered with ThermAvant Technologies and Maxar Technologies to develop and deploy the next generation of spacecraft thermal control technology. The groundbreaking technology, Oscillating Heat Pipes (OHPs), provides lightweight and highly-efficient temperature control on higher-power, yet smaller spacecraft. The OHP … [Read more...]
F-15EX Undergoes First Operational Test Mission
An F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Jet assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, takes off and an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, taxis to the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 20, 2021. Aircraft from Nellis AFB, Eglin AFB Florida, and the Oregon Air National Guard are … [Read more...]
Air Force Partners to Make Jet Fuel Out of Thin Air
OCTOBER 25, 2021 - What if you could access fuel from anywhere on the planet, at any time, no tanker required? The Air Force thinks it’s possible with ground-breaking carbon transformation technology. Separate from carbon capture and storage or carbon utilization, carbon transformation can turn carbon dioxide from the air into nearly any chemical, material, or fuel, … [Read more...]
Radar Target Analysis Reduces Arizona Plane Crash Search Area
OCTOBER 25, 2021 - Arizona emergency responders recently were able to quickly locate a small plane crash site in northern Arizona, thanks to the work of Civil Air Patrol’s volunteer National Radar Analysis Team. The plane, a Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II, single-engine aircraft departed from San Martin, California with two people aboard, crashed on approach to Page Municipal … [Read more...]
Nellis AFB Reduces Greenhouse Gas Through Solar
Nellis Solar Array 2 collects energy at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 19, 2021. There are two solar arrays on Nellis AFB. NSA 2 is located on 102 acres and converts solar power into 18.8 megawatts of electricity annually, avoiding 17,700 tons of carbon dioxide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Hasenauer) OCTOBER 25, 2021 - According to Jeffery Blazi, Nellis Air Force … [Read more...]