• ARC WEPTAC 2024: Driving Combat Innovation

    The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) hosted its annual Air Reserve Component Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) this October, bringing together warfighters and industry partners to address critical capability gaps in an era of increasing global competition.

  • Hackathon Develops Solutions for Future Air Dominance

    The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) recently hosted the first Agile Air Dominance (AADOM) hackathon event to accelerate the development of cutting-edge solutions aimed at enhancing Air Dominance capabilities. The event brought together a diverse team of Air National

  • Hybrid SATCOM Successfully Tested at Sentry Aloha Exercise

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Air National Guard/Air Reserve Command Test Center conducted a force development evaluation on the HC-130J Ku/Ka communications suite during the Sentry Aloha exercise in June.The suite adds a multiband, resilient beyond line-of-sight SATCOM capability to

  • Guard Bureau Chief Sees Innovation, Tech Converge in Texas

    AUSTIN – Innovation and emerging technology underscored the National Guard’s senior-most officer’s visit to Texas on March 9-10.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, met with Texas Army National Guardsmen and joined the 2024 South by Southwest Conference where he talked with

  • AIM-HI Workshop Ignites Creative Solutions Increasing Military Effectiveness

    Academia Industry Military-Hybrid Innovations (AIM-HI), a professional development program, recently kicked off its sixth cohort at the Southwest Mission Acceleration Center, located in downtown Phoenix. The program aims to promote creativity and innovation, focusing on developing quick solutions to

  • C-130H Hercules avionics go digital

    The recently upgraded Air Force C-130H Hercules includes a new flight management system, autopilot, large glass multifunctional displays, digital engine instruments, digital backbone and terrain awareness and warning system.

  • Tanker Modernization Enhances Battlefield Communication

    During Joint Exercise Northern Edge 2023, participants from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) tested advanced tactical datalink and gateway technologies on a Utah ANG KC-135, equipped with the Tanker Intelligent Gateway (TIG). Testing was