In another illustration of how defense programs are being fast-tracked, the US Air Force has, for the first time, placed an ...

According to the Process Excellence Network, 2025 will see a laser focus on operational excellence as a pillar of survival and competitiveness. Optimized process flows -- the right people, following ...

On the occasion of the MCAS Yuma airshow 2026, we had the opportunity to interview the Chief Operational Test Director and Chief Test Pilot of Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1.

Security teams spent years treating penetration testing like a scheduled event. A company hired testers, waited for the ...

It has been a great honor to serve as the senior advisor to the SecWar on the OT&E and LFT&E of the DoW’s most critical warfighting capability. In FY25, DOT&E continued its mission to ensure adequate ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA–The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity (MTEAC), in collaboration with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) Program Executive Office ...

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 ...

The CH-53K underwent cold weather testing as part of the IOC process. (Sikorsky) The US Marine Corps (USMC) declared an initial operational capability (IOC) for Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky CH-53K King ...

The UK CAA has published CAP3145 UAS Operations at Test Sites – Policy Concept, which outlines the framework for becoming a CAA Recognised Test Site and the process for UAS operators to obtain ...

In 2023 this office celebrated 40 years of service to the Department of Defense and Congress. While we honor our past, we are continuing our efforts to meet our strategic intent to transform test and ...