July 1, 2021 Metals Technology Airmen reduce two year wait time to two month critical part production On, July 6, 2021, Airmen from the 366th Maintenance Squadron’s (MXS) Metals Technology section began production on a critical structural beam within the main landing gear wheel, known as a trunnion beam. A trunnion beam houses the main landing gear strut in which the gear pivots when lowering and
June 30, 2021 Behind the Scenes of Ramstein Ambition 21: AFSAC develops first FMS case for Kessel Run software. In May 2021, the NATO interoperability exercise Ramstein Ambition 21 made headlines about the successful execution of JIGSAW, a software package developed by Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Detachment 12, also known as Kessel Run, used for planning tanker refueling missions.
June 30, 2021 Air Force to develop F-16 ‘digital twin’ WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The U.S. Air Force plans to make a digital replica of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, in an effort to improve the sustainment and modernization of F-16s operating around the world.
June 29, 2021 Digital Directorate team wins major acquisition award The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force honored a Digital Directorate team with a major acquisition award earlier this month.
June 29, 2021 Skyborg Successfully Integrates into Orange Flag Large Force Test Event WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – The Skyborg team conducted a two hours and thirty minutes flight test on June 24 of the Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) aboard a General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger tactical unmanned vehicle during the Orange Flag 21-2 Large Force Test Event at Edwards AFB,