Latest "test" stories

US Air Force fires hypersonic ARRW in first test since March failure

The Air Force said data gathered in this operational prototype test will help it further develop hypersonic capabilities such as ARRW and HACM.

By Stephen Losey

4 months ago

US Air Force, Navy conduct ICBM test aboard nuclear command aircraft

This was the first Minuteman III test conducted from an airborne control center on a Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft since August.

By Stephen Losey

8 months ago

Enlisted airmen could soon take promotion tests online, leaders say

Nearly 90 staff sergeants' completed promotion tests recently went missing.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

For these airmen, launching ICBMs is a family business

Mother-daughter duo Taylor and Linda Tonnies have both turned the key on Air Force ICBM test launches, decades apart.

By Harm Venhuizen

3 years ago

Chief of staff: Next 48 hours critical for COVID-stricken President Trump. Pentagon: no change in posture.

President Donald Trump's doctors provided updates on his condition Saturday morning. Military officials in contact with the president have not tested positive.

By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press, Jill Colvin, The Associated Press, Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Harm Venhuizen

3 years ago

Annual training in South Korea expected to continue next week: Yonhap

A scaled-back version of annual computer-simulated exercises is expected to take place in South Korea next week, South Korean news reported.

By Harm Venhuizen

3 years ago