“Air requires a very specific approach, and autonomy itself requires a very different approach than normal testing. As such, an organization like the Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force offers the skill set in developing a test plan and an approach so that you can minimize the risk to your assets and to the airspace as you test.”

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   Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, was flown by an autonomous X-62A VISTA, on May 2, 2024, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. 

   James Tucker, 412th Test Wing historian, explains how Edwards AFB became the home of experimental aircraft testing.