Edwards AFB News

The first flight of the Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, which will help warfighters detect, track and identify stationary and moving targets The first of the next generation of Northrop Grumman's Block 40 configuration RQ-4 Global Hawk has successfully completed its first flight.

Cindy Sheehan, CodePINK target Travis AFB on Saturday to protest Obama's proposed escalation, 'drone war' in Afghanistan Fairfield/Suisun - With anti-war Mom Cindy Sheehan on board, a CodePINK "No Drones Bus" heads to Travis Air Force Base Saturday - one of more than a half dozen military base protests on the way to Nevada to demonstrate against ...

Once negotiations are finalized with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and the enhanced use lease is signed, the 3,288-acre Edwards AFB development will deliver enough energy to power nearly 89,000 homes.

Official Portrait of Astronaut Frank Borman This is the official portrait of astronaut Frank Borman.

Thirty years ago this month, a Hollywood stuntman with balls the size of celestial objects lit the fuse of his Budweiser rocket car on a dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base and blasted off into the greatest controversy in land-speed-racing history.

Edwards AFB hasn't had an open house event for 3 years, so there was a lot of interest in the 2009 show.

Former Los Angeles area gang member Jose Barraza reminded Montgomery city and business leaders how their influence can change lives during his speech at the River Region Forum Oct.

Saturday, 17 October 2009, Edwards AFB, California held its first air show since 2006 - Flight Test Nation 2009.

The report states the failure was most likely due to maintenance issues. Major Mark Paul Graziano, a student pilot from the U. S. Air Force Test Pilot School, died as a result of that accident.

Gen. Chuck Yeager * "B-2" bike drive-by address by retired Brig. Gen. Joe Engle * F-16 demonstration * Demonstration of World War II-era AT-6/SNJ Texan * The massive C-17 cargo aircraft * Demonstration of the T-34, originally a military trainer aircraft * Golden Knights team performance * Tora, Tora Tora * Heritage Flyby * Flight Test Center aerial ...

Aerojet and the U.S. Air Force successfully conducted a full-scale, full-duration static test of Aerojet's Advanced Second Stage motor, reporting that all test objectives were fully achieved.

1 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 2 to lead the operational test and evaluation of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.

NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center X-1A on lakebed The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A is photographed in July 1955 sitting on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Space Shuttle Discovery lands in the Mojave Desert on September 11, 2009 at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base near Mojave, California.

As LBReport.com predicted earlier today -- and alerted our readers via email, Facebook, Twitter and on our front page , the Space Shuttle Discovery 's landing at its alternate site of Edwards AFB in the Mojave Desert produced loud sonic booms in the Palos Verdes/Long Beach area.

Space Shuttle Discovery is heading for a Southern California landing. Mission Control has ordered Discovery and its seven astronauts to head to Edwards Air Force base for a Friday evening touchdown.

Air Force Materiel Command officials released an accident investigation report that determined that human factors associated with high gravitational forces caused the March 25 crash of an F-22 test aircraft 35 miles outside of Edwards AFB.

Officials from the 95th Medical Group confirmed one case of 2009 H1N1 influenza virus in the Edwards Air Force Base community July 2. The patient did not require hospitalization and is free of symptoms.

Staff Sgt. Daniel A Wowk describes features of Test Tanker II to 2nd Lt. Dan Elias of the SCP Program office June 30 at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.

The Carman and Russo families of Grass Valley are excited to announce the engagement of Kaydee Russo and Wade Carman.