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For the first time ever, Air Force personnel livestreamed F-35 Lightning II data directly from the aircraft’s mission systems computers to a connected computer tablet during a recent ground test at The event was a milestone for the Fighter Optimization eXperiment, or FoX, a project that seeks to rapidly integrate advanced software and hardware technologies to maximize the F-35’s lethality and survivability, while creating an agile development test tool and fielded combat multiplier for al...

By Jamal Sutter, 413th Flight Test Group Public Affairs / Published April 16, 2021 An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis AFB, Nevada, Feb. 5, 2020. A recent ground test conducted at Nellis proved that Air Force personnel could safely and securely take data output from a flight test instrumentation system and convert the F-35’s data to communicate with mobile applications ru...

-- The flight deck crew casts no shadows; the low, dark cloud ceiling completely covers the sun. The aircraft marshaller, donned in a yellow life preserver, raises the bright orange collar of his Marina Militare jacket to shield his neck. Rain collects in the pad eyes (padeyes). Some miles away, above the gray blanket, an F-35 pilot is preparing to recover aboard the currently out-of-sight rectangle of real estate that he is sure is below in the middle of a vast ocean. Mother Nature is agnost...

But youll have to take their word for it. The 53rd Wings four-paragraph Tuesday announcement of the milestone achievement of the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron — and, of course, the AIM-120D AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile), the F-15C Eagle aboard which it was loaded, and a BQM-167 subscale drone — did not disclose the distance that the missile traveled before hitting its target. The exact range of the AIM-120D, the latest versio...

U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle Records Longest Known Air-To-Air Missile Shot U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle Records Longest Known Air-To-Air Missile Shot A USAF F-15C Eagle has achieved the longest known air-to-air missile shot ever. While its most advanced variant, the F-15EX (recently officially named the “Eagle II”) was being delivered to the U.S. Air Force getting a lot of media attention, the “legacy” Eagle achieved yet another record: according to an official USAF statement, in March 2021...

US Air Force A US Air Force F-15C scored the longest "kill" shot ever recorded in a recent test. The fighter took out a BQ-167 aerial target drone in March at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. The Air Force did not disclose the distance, as that information could be valuable to adversaries. A US Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter fired the longest known air-to-air "kill" shot to date in a recent test, the service said Wednesday. The fighter fired an AIM-120 Advanced Me...

A US F-15C fighter jet recently fired the longest air-to-air missile kill shot in Air Force history rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell) © US Air Force An F-15C fires a missile near Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. US Air Force A US Air Force F-15C scored the longest "kill" shot ever recorded in a recent test. The fighter took out a BQ-167 aerial target drone in March at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. The Air Force did not disclose the distance, as that informati...

The U.S. Navy Is Testing A Towed Decoy Pod For The P-8A Poseidon The U.S. Navy Is Testing A Towed Decoy Pod For The P-8A Poseidon A member of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 puts a pod-mounted radio frequency countermeasure system on a P-8A Poseidon, March 12. The pod successfully competed an air worthiness test at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Atlantic Test Ranges. (U.S. Navy photo) The purpose-built pod for the P-8A Poseidon was developed from the experience...

COMACC visits Hurlburt’s 505th Command and Control Wing Photo By Shelton Keel | U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, right, coins U.S. Air...... read moreread more Photo By Shelton Keel | U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, right, coins U.S. Air Force Capt. Stephen Perkins, 705th Training Squadron, left, for his superior performance and rec...

The New F-15EX Has Been Officially Named “Eagle II” The New F-15EX Has Been Officially Named “Eagle II” Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron commander, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 11 March, 2021. The 40th FLTS took possession of EX1 and the 85th TES will own EX2 upon its arrival. Squadron aircrews and testers will work together to complete the combined dev...