The Air Force Research Laboratory collaborated with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, and General Motors Defense to power a KC-135 tanker aircraft with GM Defense’s Electric Ground Power Unit at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 14-17, 2023. To increase future energy agility, AFRL has teamed with its collaborators to build and test electric and hybrid flightline equipment and vehicles demonstrating many benefits relative to internal combustion engine-based platforms. (Courtesy photo / Carla Escamilla, 412th Public Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 08.17.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2024 12:19 |
| Photo ID: | 8277436 |
| VIRIN: | 230817-F-KD343-1082 |
| Resolution: | 5102x3091 |
| Size: | 2.81 MB |
| Location: | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO, US |
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