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F-35 Completes First Dual External GBU-54 Laser JDAM Drop
An F-35C of VX-9 assigned to the United Operational Test Team at Edwards AFB performed the first dual drop of externally ...
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Viper Shield EW Suite Flies on F-16 for the First Time
flown by a test pilot of the 416th Flight Test Squadron, Airpower Foundations Combined Test Force, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The Viper Shield suite was designed to maximize the ...
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Flight Testing the T-7A Red Hawk
An Air Force test pilot with the 419th Flight Test Squadron describes the rigorous testing and development needed to ...
Eglin Air Force Base will conduct night flight operations beginning on Feb. 10
In a release from the 96th Test Wing, the 60th Fighter Squadron will conduct night flying operations Feb. 10-13 between 6 and 8 p.m. According to Eglin officials, night flying is required for training ...
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My 8½ hour flight became a 19-hour endurance test
The traveller ahead of me is considerate and keeps their seat-back upright during meals and most of the flight. Each passenger receives a pillow and light blanket (necessary, given the chilly air ...
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NASA Flight Test Prepares Critical Payloads for Moon Mission
NASA has included critical payloads in a flight test that simulated lunar gravity to prepare them for the Moon and other space exploration missions. During the test, Blue Origin’s New Shepard ...
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The U.S. Air Force successfully completed the first flight of an F-16 Block 70 equipped with the new Viper Shield electronic warfare system
Anthony Pipe, an F-16 Experimental Test Pilot with the 416th Flight Test Squadron, Airpower Foundations Combined Test Force. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin) In an official statement released in ...
F-15EX Nails Pentagon Test Campaign, Survivability Concerns Remain
In its latest annual report, the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) provides an absolutely glowing ...