Top U.S. Air Force Test Wing Looks For New Ways To Meet Demand

Boeing T-7A Red Hawk

The U.S. Air Force’s next trainer, the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk, arrived for flight testing at Edwards AFB in November 2023.

Credit: Bryce Bennett/U.S. Air Force
Col. Douglas Wickert has a bit of a problem on his hands. He commands the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB the storied installation “2 mi. past the middle of nowhere” in rural Southern California that for decades has hosted the service’s top test programs, putting new fighters, bombers and other...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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