Weapon System Evaluation Program News Today

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — If you have heard loud booms in the skies across southeast Alabama over the past couple of days, you are not alone. Fighter planes from across the world are taking part in a Weapon System Evaluation Program at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida. Officials say pilots start their […]

SAN DIEGO, California. Kratos has won a $21.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Lot 19 of full-rate production of the BQM-167A target, the company announced in a statement.

Tyndall Air Force Base hosted biannual exercise Combat Hammer and Combat Archer respectively during two-week-long Weapon System Evaluation Program-East 23.01 to provide squadrons from across the Department of the Air Force a multi-platform training environment to conduct air-to-ground and air-to-air combat operations.

A B-2A stealth bomber tested the Radar Aided Targeting System during a mock nuclear exercise in Nevada last month.

A B-2A stealth bomber tested the Radar Aided Targeting System during a mock nuclear exercise in Nevada last month.

The evaluation marked a significant milestone for the 356th Fighter Squadron, as the unit took the crucial step towards becoming the first Initial Operational Capable F-35A squadron in the Pacific Air Force.

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...