The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses.
Assigned Units:
509th BW / Whiteman AFB,...
Carrying the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force. It can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time.
Assigned units:
7th BW / Dyess AFB, Texas
28th BW / Ellsworth AFB,...
The Air Force is pursuing a multi-phase Light Attack Experimentation Campaign which grew out of our Close Air Support Experimentation Campaign. The Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office leads this Campaign.
Air Force personnel are flying participant-provided, experiment-suitable aircraft in scenarios designed to highlight...
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle or OTV, is an experimental test program to demonstrate technologies for a reliable, reusable unmanned space test platform for the U.S. Air Force. The primary objectives of the X-37B are twofold: demonstrating reusable spacecraft technologies for America’s future in space and operating experiments which can be returned to and examined on Earth.
Get ready for take off at the South Carolina National Guard Air/Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base on May 6-7, 2017. The SC Guard Expo is an opportunity for the men and women of the South Carolina National Guard to say thank you to their fellow citizens for all the support they have received during multiple deployments overseas and during flooding and hurricane related...
An M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank powers up a concrete slope on the side of a hill in the Yuma Proving Ground desert. Testing military equipment in realistic environmental conditions ensures systems function as advertised when used in the real world.
An unmanned aircraft takes off from one of five airfields at 1300 square mile Yuma Proving Ground, located in Southwest Arizona. The combination of the night sky and slow camera exposure makes for a dramatic photo.
An M109A7 Self-Propelled 155mm Howitzer conducts a firing test at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Az. Artillery testing has been a major part of the proving ground's workload since its beginning during World War II. Yuma Proving Ground features the longest overland firing range in the United States.
