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July 19, 2024
Around the Air Force: Mission Over Function Mindset, Electric Cargo Plane Test Flight, and International Exercises

In this week’s look around the Air Force, training for Airmen leans toward a mission over function mindset, an electric cargo plane makes a successful test flight, and U.S. Airmen join international troops for two large-scale exercises.
Nov. 9, 2023
Around the Air Force: Allvin Takes Command, Missile Warning Mission, EVTOL Testing Begins

In this week’s look around the Air Force, Gen. Allvin is confirmed as the 23rd CSAF, USSF assumes missile warning mission responsibility from U.S. Army, and the Alia electric aircraft arrives at Eglin AFB for capability testing. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jazmin Granger)
Oct. 30, 2023
BETA’s ALIA electric aircraft arrives at Eglin AFB

BETA’s ALIA electric aircraft has a 50-foot wingspan, a range of 250 miles with a top speed of 138 mph and is 90% quieter than a helicopter.
May 5, 2021
Air Force awards first airworthiness approval for human flight in electric aircraft program

The U.S. Air Force has awarded the first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft to BETA Technologies, a partner in the AFWERX Agility Prime program.

Around the Air Force: Mission Over Function Mindset, Electric Cargo Plane Test Flight, and International Exercises