Weapons System Evaluation Program News Today

The 77th Fighter Generation Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcons participated in Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 24.06 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in March. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadrons …

While pushing the limit during an exercise, a pilot and ground crew hustled to load and shoot 28 air-to-air missiles from a single F-22 during a weapons test in September of 2022. 

Throwing F-15, F-22, and F-35 crews into competition with one another aims to take high-end air combat training to another level.

The legendary William Tell fighter competition is back after nearly two decades for a whole new era of air combat.

The F-15EX Eagle II validated the use of standoff air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons during Integrated Test & Evaluation Phase 1.

We got unprecedented access to see for ourselves what it is like flying on a Combat Archer air-to-air missile shoot sortie.

Combat Archer is designed to give fighter squadrons a final evaluation before deployments that could see them in real air-to-air engagements.

Why the Air Force puts its fighter squadrons through the exhaustive Weapons System Evaluation Program prior to deploying into harm's way.

Both AIM-120 and AIM-9 missiles were test fired from the new outer wing weapon stations which increase the payload of the F-15EX over its predecessor.

While the Gen 5 fighter jets like F22 Raptor and F35 Lightning II have advanced electronics, frame and engine; the F-15EX Eagle II is more precise in missile firing as found by AFOTEC Detachment 6 F-15 division.