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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After a 5-year delay, the Pentagon approved the Milestone C / Full Rate Production for the 5th gen fighter. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William A. LaPlante, ...

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 ...

The Army’s new generational replacement for the M4-style rifles that infantry soldiers have carried into battle for nearly 50 years will receive less independent and real-world testing after it was ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced deep cuts at the Pentagon's weapons testing office. He said the reorganization is intended so "that warfighters get what they need faster." The office acts as ...

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 ...

The USS Zumwalt will require additional testing into the coming fiscal year, the Pentagon reports. (General Dynamics Bath Iron Works) The US Navy (USN) will be continuing testing on guided-missile ...

It was obvious that the Air Force has the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II on a fast track when the service took delivery of its first plane in April, just nine months after issuing the $23 billion contract for ...