MARCH 5, 2024 – The Launched Effects (LE) program recently achieved a key milestone with the first system flight tests of the Launched Effects-Medium Range (LE-MR) prototype system. The Program Executive Office Aviation’s (PEO Aviation) Project Manager, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (PM UAS) conducted the tests over an eight-day period during the middle of February. Aurora … [Read more...]
Blue Angels Ensure Fat Albert is Ready for the Show
MARCH 5, 2024 – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently welcomed aviation icon Fat Albert and its team for scheduled inspections and maintenance, which gave FRCE a unique opportunity to learn from the “best of the best.” FRCE’s Minor Depot Inspection (MDI) Team worked alongside the Blue Angels Fat Albert Maintenance Team to complete annual maintenance and inspections on … [Read more...]
Army Conference Focuses on Recruiting and Retention
MARCH 5, 2024 — The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command hosted the biannual Army People Sync Conference from Feb. 26-29. This conference provided a forum for coordination across policy, strategy and operations with a focus on people concerns related to current and future readiness. U.S. Army senior leaders from across the force converged for large group presentations and … [Read more...]
Air Force’s XQ-67A Makes 1st Successful Flight
MARCH 5, 2024 - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate successfully flew the XQ-67A, an Off-Board Sensing Station, uncrewed air vehicle Feb. 28, at the General Atomics Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, California. The XQ-67A is the first of a second generation of autonomous collaborative platforms. Following the success of the … [Read more...]
DoD Exploring Potential for Gaza Humanitarian Aid Missions
U.S. service members secure humanitarian aid onto a cargo aircraft at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 1, 2024. The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army worked together to deliver 66 pallets of humanitarian aid. The U.S. Air Force rapid global mobility capability enabled the expedited movement of critical, life-saving supplies to … [Read more...]