The Air Force Missile Development Center and its predecessors were Cold War units that conducted and supported numerous missile tests using facilities...
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Florida. On 1 August 1970, per Air Force Systems Command Special Order G-94, the Air Force Missile Development Center was inactivated. TAC assumed host...
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Space Systems Command (redirect from Air Force Ballistic Missile Division)
1957. As part of Air Research and Development Command's transformation, the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division's space and missile responsibilities...
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Project Moon Dust (category Projects of the United States Air Force)
by the United States Air Force during the Cold War that existed at the Air Force Missile Development Center at Holloman Air Force Base. The aim of the...
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AIM-120 AMRAAM (redirect from Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile)
AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) (/æmræm/ AM-ram) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile capable of all-weather day-and-night...
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Storm Shadow (redirect from Storm Shadow (missile))
Storm Shadow is a Franco-British low-observable, long-range air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now...
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support and drone launch from the Air Force Missile Development Center at Holloman AFB. By the mid-1970s, missile development support within the AFSWC reached...
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specialized units. AEDC is an Air Force Test Center organization. The commander of Arnold Engineering Development Center is Col. Scott A. Cain, and Mark...
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Space Launch Delta 45 (redirect from Air Force Missile Test Center)
Center. In 1961 Air Force Missile Test Center's higher headquarters would change from Air Research and Development Command to Air Force Systems Command Throughout...
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Jacob (1990). The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force, 1945–1960. Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force. ISBN 0-912799-62-5...
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August 1986). GAPA: Holloman's First Missile Program (Scribd.com image) (Report). Air Force Missile Development Center: Historical Branch. IRIS 00169113...
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AGM-158 JASSM (redirect from Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile)
The AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (AGM-158 JASSM) is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin...
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2012. "Atlas D". Missile Threat. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012. "Air Force Space & Missile Museum". Archived...
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enter service late 2012. Air Force Maintenance and Support Command Air Force Air Defense and Missile Command 5 Air Force Air Defense and Artillery Brigade:791st...
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The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Arnold Engineering Development Center before July 2012, is an Air Force Materiel Command facility under...
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Brimstone is a ground or air-launched ground attack missile developed by MBDA UK for the UK's Royal Air Force. It was originally intended for "fire-and-forget"...
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cruise missile. Immediately after the war, the United States Air Force had 21 different guided missile projects, including would-be cruise missiles. All...
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MIM-104 Patriot (redirect from PATRIOT Ground to Air Missile)
The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several...
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The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is a USAF Named Unit, assigned to the Air Force Materiel Command at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico....
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The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is a development and test organization of the United States Air Force. It conducts research, development, test, and evaluation...
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Missile Program. pp. 157–158. Hanrahan, James Stephen (1958). The Beginnings of Research in Space Biology at the Air Force Missile Development Center...
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Project Blue Fly (category Projects of the United States Air Force)
of the United States Air Force during the Cold War that existed at the Air Force Missile Development Center at Holloman Air Force Base. The aim of the...
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Hypersonic weapon (redirect from Hypersonic missile)
March 2024). "Air Force budget backs Raytheon hypersonic, no Lockheed missile funds". DefenseNews.com. Tirpak, John (13 March 2024). "Air Force Looks to Reusable...
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AGM-86 ALCM (redirect from AGM-86 Air-Launched Cruise Missile)
an American subsonic air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force. This missile was developed to increase...
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The Missile Badge is a military decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created on 23 May 1958. The "pocket rocket" badge recognizes...
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weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Different missiles of this family are capable...
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all air-delivered weapons for the U.S. Air Force. Weapon systems maintained by the center included the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, High-speed...
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short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) for battlefield use developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. The missile is an amalgamation...
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LGM-118 Peacekeeper (redirect from MX missile)
would be left with no counterforce approach, as both the Navy and Air Force missiles could only attack large targets.: 123 As the US Navy was quick to...
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is a scientific research and development detachment of the United States Air Force Materiel Command dedicated...
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