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F-15E completes first successful Maritime JDAM test

The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory to equip the F-15E Strike Eagle with modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions. The goal of this test was to validate a new way to employ air-delivered munitions on ships that will change the maritime target lethality paradigm. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

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F-15E completes first successful Maritime JDAM test

The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory to equip the F-15E Strike Eagle with modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions. The goal of this test was to validate a new way to employ air-delivered munitions on ships that will change the maritime target lethality paradigm. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

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F-15E completes first successful Maritime JDAM test

An F-15E Strike Eagle equipped with four modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions takes off for the latest test as part of the QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration on Aug. 26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

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F-15E completes first successful Maritime JDAM test

Three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron supported a test as part of the QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration on Aug. 26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

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CRJ preparing for NGEW test

OFP CTF and Northrop Grumman tested the Next Generation Electronic Warfare suite, by modifying their Flying Test Bed, a Canadair Regional Jet equipped with an F-16’s Active Electronically Scanned Array radar with NGEW, which includes a new Digital Radar Warning Receiver, state of the art antennas and processors, and a digital frequency memory internal jammer. (Photo provided by Northrop Grumman)

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F-16D departure

An F-16D equipped with Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod tests the infrared search and track technology during exercise Northern Lightning 21. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by PAO Kristen Keehan)

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F-16C taxiing for takeoff

An F-16C equipped with Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod tests the infrared search and track technology during exercise Northern Lightning 21. (U.S. Space Force by Senior Airman Mira Roman)

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The 86th FWS Analyst Team pictured alongside Col. Matthew Bradley, commander, 53rd Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Martin, command chief, 53rd Wing (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

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210805-F-AA323-003

An F-15C Eagle from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, showcasing Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod IRST Block 1.5 system. The legion pod equips the aircraft with the ability to collaborate with the AIM-120 missile to successfully intercept a target and close kill chains. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

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49 TES, SBIR contractors connect B-52 to Iridium Satellite constellation

Capt Brent Drabek, from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron and Sam Denison, an Outerlink Global Solutions contractor, test the Iriduim Certus terminal’s capabilities through the data received by a laptop computer. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

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49 TES, SBIR contractors connect B-52 to Iridium Satellite constellation

SSgt Tyree Griffen and SSgt Giancarlo Borrell, from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, place the Iriduim Certus Terminal on top of a B-52 to test using the COTS system. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Tristan Biese)

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49 TES, SBIR contractors connect B-52 to Iridium Satellite constellation

The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron worked with Outerlink Global Solutions through a program called SBIR, to install an Iriduim Certus terminal atop a B-52, testing its capabilities to merge with the B-52 system with the goal to transfer data packages at faster speeds. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Tristan Biese)

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49 TES, SBIR contractors connect B-52 to Iridium Satellite constellation

Capt Brent Drabek, from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron and Sam Denison, an Outerlink Global Solutions contractor, test the Iriduim Certus terminal’s capabilities through the data received by a laptop computer. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Tristan Biese)

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49 TES, SBIR contractors connect B-52 to Iridium Satellite constellation

Sam Denison, an Outerlink Global Solutions contractor, tests the feasibility of using the COTS system to tie the B-52 into a global satellite architecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Tristan Biese)

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49 TES, SBIR contractors connect B-52 to Iridium Satellite constellation

Maj Kevan Remick and Capt Brent Drabek, from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, test the capabilities of an Iriduim Certus Terminal designed by Outerlink Global Solutions, a subsidiary of Metro Aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin)

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210503-F-RQ072-1204

An MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron, lands at Eielson Air Force Base, in support of Northern Edge 2021, May 3, 2021. Northern Edge 21 (NE21) is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) sponsored, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (HQ PACAF) led, U.S. only joint field training exercise (FTX), focused on Joint Task Force (JTF) tactical and operational level requirements and transformation initiatives. NE21 provides the opportunity to train tier three and four tactical units, portions of the JTF, staff and maritime and air operation centers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

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Operational Test at Northern Edge

An F-35 from the 53rd Wing taxis at Northern Edge 21. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and communication relationships; and to develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

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Operational Test at Northern Edge

F-15s from the 53rd Wing and 96th Test Wing sit on the ramp at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during Northern Edge 21. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and communication relationships; and to develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

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Operational Test at Northern Edge

Maj. Aaron Osborne, F-15C pilot, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron prepares to fly an operational test sortie at Northern Edge 21 carrying an Infrared Search and Track pod, known as the Legion Pod. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and communication relationships; and to develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

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Project Strike Rodeo: F-15E loaded with five JASSMs

An F-15E Strike Eagle is loaded with five JASSMs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 11, 2021 as part of Project Strike Rodeo. Led by the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Project Strike Rodeo is a munitions proof-of-concept that lays the foundation for follow-on flight testing that would more than double the F-15E’s current JASSM-carrying capacity.

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