Operational testing is defined as the field testing, under realistic conditions, of an item, component or system to determine its effectiveness and suitability. By “operational testing” we do not mean ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: U.S. soldiers stand guard as a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft is moved on the eve of the 52nd Paris Air ...

On the occasion of the MCAS Yuma airshow 2026, we had the opportunity to interview the Chief Operational Test Director and Chief Test Pilot of Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1.

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida -- Air Cavalry Brigade Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas became the first to fire the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) during operational testing along the Florida Gulf ...

Rigorous operational testing (OT) of weapon systems procured by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is fundamental to ensuring that these sophisticated systems not only meet their stated requirements ...

Many years ago, Dr. Philip E. Coyle III, the long-experienced, former DOD director of operational test and evaluation, cautioned program managers (PMs) about program risk in the new era of ...

In another illustration of how defense programs are being fast-tracked, the US Air Force has, for the first time, placed an operational pilot alongside a test pilot early in the flight-testing program ...

M10 Booker Combat Vehicle (pictured) will be put through its paces at Fort Liberty in boreal summer 2024. (US Army photo by Bernardo Fuller) One company in the 82nd Airborne Division will be the first ...

Delivering new systems into the field as quickly as possible should be one of the main goals of the Department of Defense (DoD) test and evaluation (T&E) system, but that speed should not come at the ...