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Alion Awarded $12 Million GSA OASIS Task Order for Flight Related Software Operational Test & Evaluation News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Alion Science and Technology a $12 million task order for Flight Related Software Operational Test and Evaluation for the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron, located at Eglin Air Force Base. Alion will test, evaluate, and validate mission planning functions, vital ...

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell/DVIDS The U.S. Air Force formally took possession of its first new F-15 Eagle fighter jet in nearly 20 years. The F-15EX will serve as a test and evaluation aircraft as the Air Force continues to take ownership of even more jets. The Air Force wants at least 200 F-15EX fighters to replace older F-15s. The U.S. Air Force has finally received its first all-new F-15 Eagle fighter jet in 17 years. On March 11, the F-15EX flew from Boeing’s facility ...

Everything You Need To Know About The Delivery Of The First F-15EX To The U.S. Air Force Last Week Everything You Need To Know About The Delivery Of The First F-15EX To The U.S. Air Force Last Week The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) About a month after its first flight, the F-15EX arrived at Eglin Air Force Base escorted by its older siblings F-15C and F-15E. The first F-15EX arrived at...

US Air Force/Samuel King Jr A month after its first flight, the Air Forces first F-15EX arrived at Eglin Air Force Base, escorted by an F-15C and F-15E. The F-15EX is seen as a cost-effective and expedient solution to refresh the F‑15C/D fleet and to augment the F-15E fleet. The first F-15EX arrived at Eglin Air Force Base (Florida), escorted by its two older siblings, the F-15C Eagle and the F-15E Strike Eagle, on March 11, 2021, a day after the US Air Force off...

The F-15EX, the Air Force's newest fighter, touched down at Eglin Air Force Base March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested...

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and his wife, Sharene Brown, visited Nellis Air Force Base, March 2-4., News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions

During their visit, they met with base leaders and toured different facilities across the installation to see how Nellis AFB – home to the largest and most demanding advanced air combat training mission in the world – provides training for composite strike forces, which includes every type of aircraft in the Air Force inventory. “The Nellis enterprise is one of the only locations in the world where we can conduct test, tactics development and advanced training at the level our joint and p...

F-15E Strike Eagle Tests “Bomb Truck” Configuration Capable Of Carrying 15 JDAMs F-15E Strike Eagle Tests “Bomb Truck” Configuration Capable Of Carrying 15 JDAMs The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully flew an F-15E Strike Eagle carrying six JDAMs on a single side of the aircraft on Feb 22, 2021, showcasing a proof of concept for Agile Combat Employment, known as “ACE.”. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray) This heavy configuration would allow fully assembled JDA...

The U.S. Air Force recently determined it can strap up to 7,500 pounds of precision-guided bombs to a F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jet.

Three interesting videos of the VX-23 F-35Bs landing aboard ITS Cavour aircraft carrier have just been released. Two specially-instrumented U.S. F-35Bs belonging to VX-23 (Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23) from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, have landed aboard the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) flagship, ITS Cavour (CVH 550), to carry out the sea trials that will verify the compatibility between the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) variant of the 5th gener...