US Air Force began operator-led testing of Anduril's Fury and General Atomics' Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft at Creech base.

An operational test pilot recently flew the B-21 Raider stealth bomber with a developmental test pilot, marking a transition in a combined DT/OT environment and reflecting urgency. The U.S. Air Force ...

The United States Air Force’s next-generation stealth bomber is hitting unprecedented milestones that defense experts are calling a “paradigm shift” in strategic air power. The B-21 Raider’s recent ...

In another illustration of how defense programs are being fast-tracked, the US Air Force has, for the first time, placed an operational pilot alongside a test pilot early in the flight-testing program ...

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M10 Booker Combat Vehicle (pictured) will be put through its paces at Fort Liberty in boreal summer 2024. (US Army photo by Bernardo Fuller) One company in the 82nd Airborne Division will be the first ...

Rigorous operational testing (OT) of weapon systems procured by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is fundamental to ensuring that these sophisticated systems not only meet their stated requirements ...

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 ...