Feb. 11, 2022 53rd Wing’s WSEP sets the stage for F-15EX shot, Agile Combat Employment, and AFSOC integration The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group recently hosted the Weapons System Evaluation Program-East at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida January 24-28, 2022. The exercise included the 40th Flight Test Squadron’s historic first-time F-15EX Eagle II missile shot, as well as testing and evaluating maintainers
Feb. 9, 2022 53rd Wing tests avionics software update during Bomber Task Force sortie The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed a test of the Sustainment Block-18 avionics software and achieved long-range communications utilizing Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol–A during a U.S. Strategic Command Bomber Task Force mission in the Indo-Pacific Command area of
Jan. 31, 2022 Eagle II fires first missile during live-fire event F-15 EX releases AIM-120 over Gulf of Mexico as part of Weapons System Evaluation Program.
Jan. 27, 2022 28th TES completes AIM-120D SIP-3 testing, establishes new telemetry relay capability The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed the final integrated test on the third iteration of the AIM-120D Systems Improvement Program Nov. 2, 2021. Equipped with additional capabilities from the Advanced Electronic Protection Improvement Program for C7 air-to-air missiles, AIM-120D SIP-3
Dec. 20, 2021 Advanced Command and Control Tactics exercised during Checkered Flag 22-1 and Weapon System Evaluation Program-East Checkered Flag 22-1 was held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 8-19, 2021. Tactical execution of Air Combat Command's largest air dominance exercise took over the airspace over the Gulf of Mexico and included over 90 fighter, tanker, and Command and Control aircraft.
Dec. 7, 2021 556th TES’ ACE REAPER efforts validate MQ-9’s INDOPACOM integration ability The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron achieved major MQ-9 agile employment milestones during a combined 49th Wing, 432nd Wing, and 53rd Wing Immediate Response Force and Agile Combat Employment exercise Sept. 13-Oct. 6, 2021.
Nov. 29, 2021 53rd Wing WSEP enhances air superiority and tests multi-platform interoperability The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida recently hosted the Weapons System Evaluation Program-East November 8-19, 2021. WSEP is a formal evaluation of a squadron's ability to conduct air-to-air live fire missions. It affords aircrew the opportunity to launch live
Nov. 1, 2021 Test Trifecta: Orange, Emerald, and Black Flag combine to enhance large-scale test For the first time, the three independently executed Large Force Test Events collaborated in real-time for simultaneous execution focusing on securing electronic data sharing across geographically separated battlespaces to enable long range kill chains.
Oct. 22, 2021 F-15EX undergoes operational test mission at Nellis AFB The F-15EX is undergoing operational test missions paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 18-25.
Oct. 22, 2021 Eielson F-35s participate in WSEP, make strides towards first IOC squadron in PACAF The 356th Fighter Squadron made history as the first F-35A unit in the Pacific Air Forces to participate in the Air-to-Air Weapons Evaluation, Oct. 8-23, 2021. This is the second 5th-Generation platform to be evaluated on live-fire air-to-air weapons employment in support of National Defense