Agility Prime is a collaborative initiative led by the Air Force Research Lab to create revolutionary military acquisition and airpower concepts by accelerating the growth of the commercial transformative vertical flight market. In 2021, the AETC/CC directed the stand up of Det. 62, with the vision that by 2023, the detachment will develop initial skills training for electric vertical takeoff...
The F-15EX Eagle II provides a unique opportunity for the test enterprise as it is the first Air Force aircraft to be completely tested and fielded through combined developmental and operational test efforts. Capabilities that the F-15EX adds to the F-15C are its fly-by-wire system; two extra weapon stations, and an updated cockpit with touch-screen color displays; EPAWSS and advanced radar...
The 23d Wing and 347th Rescue Group leadership received the Air Force’s first two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters. The delivery of the new model is significant to the personnel recovery mission as it begins the transition from the predecessor, the HH-60G Pave Hawk, which has been flown for more than 26 years.
The E-11A is a modified Bombardier Global Express 6000/BD-700-1A10 business jet equipped with specialized communications relay equipment to translate between tactical comm and data links. It provides joint range extension, BLOS C2, and Internet protocol-based data transfer between dissimilar systems. E-11A was fielded to meet an urgent operational need for BLOS relay between ground troops and...
Mission: USCENTCOM directs and enables military operations and activities with allies and partners to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests. Vision: A more stable and prosperous region with increasingly effective governance, improved security, and trans-regional cooperation to counter state and non-state actors posing a threat to U.S. interests.
CMA maintains destruction technology and personnel expertise to destroy recovered chemical warfare materiel around the country in support of and in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The KC-46A is the first phase in recapitalizing the U.S. Air Force's aging tanker fleet. With greater refueling, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities compared to the KC-135, the KC-46A will provide next generation aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nation receivers. At full operational capability, the KC-46A will be able to refuel most fixed-wing,...
This page combines the HC-130 and it's different variants.
The HC-130P/N "King" is the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. The HC-130P/N is an extended-range version of the C-130 Hercules transport. HC-130 crews provide expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery capabilities to our Combatant Commanders and Joint/Coalitions partners worldwide....
