The 908th Operations Support Squadron’s Aircrew Flight Equipment Officer, 1st Lt. Troy Smith was named the Air Force Reserve ...

(U.S. Air Force) Luckily, the chicken gun testing facility is nothing if ... An instrumented manikin is used to evaluate potential hazards to the aircrew of an aircraft subjected to a bird strike ...

the U.S. Air Force adopted the GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon. This modified AR-15 platform was developed by the Air Force Custom Gun Shop for use by combat pilots who are forced to eject from ...

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The top enlisted airman said Air Force recruits should one day carry actual rifles during basic military training. (Ava Leone/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air Force eventually wants its aspiring ...

In its earliest years, the company focused on commercializing what was then a prototype for an Air Force aircrew survival arm ... a bullpup rifle initially designed as a prototype for the ...

The Air Force hopes its recruits will eventually carry real rifles in boot camp, its top enlisted airman said. It recently restarted issuing practice M4 carbines to recruits for their eight-week ...

In 2020, the couple completed the Air Force’s version of “Top Gun,” the U.S. Air Force Weapons ... the Air Force implemented a new policy for aircrew members, allowing voluntary requests ...

Previously, Air Force trainees used a modified version of the M16A2 rifle during training. Unlike standard blue trainers made fully out of plastic, the rifles were essentially demilitarized ...

SOFIS-TRG LLC, Alexandria, Virginia, was awarded a $83,058,286 firm-fixed-price, single-award contract for MQ-9 Aircrew ... air and ground intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance test and ...