| Air Defense Weapons Center | |
|---|---|
 Convair F-106A Delta Dart of the Air Defense Weapons Center, Tyndall AFB Florida, 1979.[1] | |
| Active | 31 October 1967-12 September 1991 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Tyndall AFB, Florida |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Charles A. Horner |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem of the Air Defense Weapons Center |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | EB-57 Canberra |
| Fighter | F-100 Super Sabre F-4 Phantom II F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Interceptor | F-106 Delta Dart F-102 Delta Dagger F-101 Voodoo |
| Trainer | T-38 Talon T-33 Shooting Star QF-100 Drone QF-102 Drone |
The Air Defense Weapons Center is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force, last stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It was last assigned to First Air Force, Tactical Air Command, and was inactivated on 12 September 1991
The Air Defense Weapons Center was the primary location for training air defense forces. Interceptor pilot training, as well as weapons controller training, was conducted there. Tactics research and development and weapons system evaluation were important aspects of the Weapons Center's mission. These programs, played an important role in the evaluation and training of air defense forces.[2]
- ^ The plane is Convair F-106A-130-CO Serial 59-0119. Note the TAC emblem inside the painted-over ADC emblem on the tail. This aircraft was retired in 1983 and converted to a QF-106 Drone and expended over the White Sands Missile Range near Holloman AFB, NM on 13 September 1991.
- ^ Eldredge[full citation needed]