In mid-August, the Air Force started live-fire testing with the three primary weapons on its new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter. On range at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the helicopter's GAU-2, ...

The X100 is a completely digital testing system featuring high precision control and accuracy. The system features automated computer control of test methods, enabling easy operation: The X100 system ...

A testing machine can be used to push, pull or twist a sample of the material in order to determine the mechanical properties of a material. Many materials are strain rate sensitive which means that ...

The Experimental Operations Unit will help accelerate the integration of Collaborative Combat Aircraft in service. The U.S. Air Force has announced the activation of an Experimental Operations Unit ...

Material testing is important in big industry, where manufacturers must be able to trust the properties of the raw materials they’re using. The rest of us generally take a supplier’s word for it that ...

The Air Force's new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter, known as the "Jolly Green II," has begun live-fire ground testing, the service said this week. Airmen with the 413th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin ...