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The X-62 Variable In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA) flies in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 26, 2022. (Air Force photo by Kyle Brasier)
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William Gray, Chief Test Pilot, USAFTPS, and other engineers conduct software updates to the X-62 VISTA at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 3, 2022. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)
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USAF Test Pilot School and DARPA announce breakthrough in aerospace machine learning

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency were finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgement of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry. The teams worked together to test breakthrough executions in artificial intelligence algorithms using the X-62A VISTA aircraft as part of DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program.
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SpaceWERX, Aerospace Corporation collaborate to guide technologies through the 'Valley of Death'

U.S. Space Force Capt. Jeremy Swaw, SpaceWERX Spark lead, gets a technology demonstration from an attendee at Space Symposium at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 11, 2024. As the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX, SpaceWERX inspires and empowers collaboration with innovators to accelerate capabilities and shape our future in space. Since it was aligned under AFRL in Aug. 2021, SpaceWERX has executed 906 contracts worth more than $690 million to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse)
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The SpaceWERX team poses for a picture at their Space Symposium booth at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 10, 2024. As the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX, SpaceWERX inspires and empowers collaboration with innovators to accelerate capabilities and shape the future of space. Since it was aligned under AFRL in August 2021, SpaceWERX has executed 906 contracts worth more than $690 million to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. (U.S. Air Force photo / Matthew Clouse)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists and engineers along with U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School students prepare for the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system to be flight tested on an F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 12, 2024. An AFRL team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. The system has helmet-based, base layer and life-support sensors, ensuring holistic information on the pilot and operating environment during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo / Wei Lee)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School students prepare to flight test the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system on an F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 12, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. The system has helmet-based, base layer and life- support sensors, ensuring holistic information on the pilot and operating environment during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo / Ethan Blackford)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School students prepare to flight test the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system on an F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 12, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. The system has helmet-based, base layer and life- support sensors, ensuring holistic information on the pilot and operating environment during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo / Wei Lee)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, scientists and engineers prepare to watch U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School students test the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system on an F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 12, 2024. An AFRL team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. The system has helmet-based, base layer and life-support sensors, ensuring holistic information on the pilot and operating environment during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo / Wei Lee)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

From left: Ethan Blackford, program manager and engineer, BAE Systems; Lt. Col. Joshua Arnall, director of operations, 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron; and Alexis McConnell, research biomedical engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory; discuss the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system prior to flight testing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

An Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system with base layer sensors prepares for flight testing with the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Arnall, director of operations, 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron, adjusts the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system prior to flight testing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Arnall, director of operations, 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron, adjusts the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system prior to flight tests on an F-16 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

An Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system with helmet-based, base layer and life-support sensors is examined prior to flight testing with the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Arnall, director of operations, 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron, prepares to flight test the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system on an F-16 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Arnall, director of operations, 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron, prepares to flight test the Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system on an F-16 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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AFRL-developed physiological monitoring system undergoes flight tests

An Integrated Cockpit Sensing, or ICS, system with helmet-based, base layer and life-support sensors prepares for flight testing with the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2024. An Air Force Research Laboratory team developed the ICS system to provide an airworthy platform for comprehensive physiological, life-support and environmental monitoring to improve pilot safety and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Megan Estrada)
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University students to present new aerospace propulsion concepts at Air Force Museum

Display model of a turbine engine project from the 2023 Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program, or APOP, symposium, April 13, 2023. APOP will hold its annual poster session at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, April 17, 2025, from noon to 3 p.m. APOP is a partnered outreach program for young engineers entering the workforce that offers opportunities to work with Air Force engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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University students to present new aerospace propulsion concepts at Air Force Museum

Display model of a turbine engine project from last year’s Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program, or APOP, symposium, April 13, 2023. APOP will hold its annual poster session at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, April 19, 2024, from noon to 3 p.m. APOP is a partnered outreach program for young engineers entering the workforce that offers opportunities to work with Air Force engineers. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Depot level aircraft maintenance has overhauled training with adoption of Virtual Reality, implementing VR Classrooms & Virtual Paint Booth

John Sowder, Chief of Maintenance Training Instruction, demonstrates the Ogden Air Logistics Complex Training Branch’s virtual reality training program in a state-of-the-art immersive classroom Feb. 12, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This innovative program within the Ogden ALC caters to both new hires and veteran workforce. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)
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