Many years ago, Dr. Philip E. Coyle III, the long-experienced, former DOD director of operational test and evaluation, cautioned program managers (PMs) about program risk in the new era of ...

Operational testing is defined as the field testing, under realistic conditions, of an item, component or system to determine its effectiveness and suitability. By “operational testing” we do not mean ...

A small group of military and civilian employees met in a III Corps Headquarters storage room on Oct. 1, 1969, launching a unique equipment test organization that has now spanned 50 years. Those ...

The freedom and security of our nation depends on the lethality and readiness of our military. Our warfighters must be prepared for combat, equipped with secure, credible weapon systems, and trained ...

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender aircraft over Poland, Feb. 24, 2022. The Government Accountability Office raised ...

A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Cost Reduction Initiative missile is launched during a successful Integrated Battle Command System flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in 2021. (Darrell ...

Chapter 5 argued that substantial improvements in the cost-effectiveness of operational testing can be achieved by test planning and state-of-the-art statistical methods for test design. It was also ...

WEST FORT HOOD — Operational Test Command held a change of command ceremony at its headquarters at West Fort Hood on Thursday to welcome its 28th commander, Brig. Gen. William “Hank” Taylor. The unit ...

The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, built by Boeing (NYSE: BA), officially entered into the initial operational test and evaluation phase, FlightGlobal reported Thursday. The service ...

TTC OPERATED BY ENSCO, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2023 ISSUE: Stadler US Inc. has begun operational testing of its low-floor FLIRT Diesel Multiple-Unit (DMU) trainsets for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ...