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 ...

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 ...

At the National Training Center, Black Jack Soldiers were reminded of a fundamental truth of modern warfare: the plan rarely ...

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender aircraft over Poland, Feb. 24, 2022. The Government Accountability Office raised ...

The freedom and security of our nation depends on the lethality and readiness of our military. Our warfighters must be prepared for combat, equipped with secure, credible weapon systems, and trained ...

After a 5-year delay, the Pentagon approved the Milestone C / Full Rate Production for the 5th gen fighter. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William A. LaPlante, ...

A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Cost Reduction Initiative missile is launched during a successful Integrated Battle Command System flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in 2021. (Darrell ...

Chapter 5 argued that substantial improvements in the cost-effectiveness of operational testing can be achieved by test planning and state-of-the-art statistical methods for test design. It was also ...

Operational testing has officially begun on the “StormBreaker,” Raytheon’s new name for the Small Diameter Bomb II. “Operation testing is planned for 12 months,” said Cristy Stagg, a Raytheon program ...

The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, built by Boeing (NYSE: BA), officially entered into the initial operational test and evaluation phase, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. The service ...

TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2023 ISSUE: Stadler US Inc. has begun operational testing of its low-floor FLIRT Diesel Multiple-Unit (DMU) trainsets for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ...