Operational testing is defined as the field testing, under realistic conditions, of an item, component or system to determine its effectiveness and suitability. By “operational testing” we do not mean ...

The Global Positioning System enterprise reached another major milestone on Oct. 21, when the GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps) successfully connected with the first GPS III satellite on ...

Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center and 460th Space Wing are pleased to announce the successful completion of the Space-Based Infrared Systems Block 10 ground system’s ...

Editor's Note: This article is based upon the upcoming book from Auerbach Publications titled Physical Security System Acceptance Testing, by Ray Bernard and Don Sturgis, scheduled for release in the ...

The following is the Jan. 15 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Shipbuilding: Improving Warfighter Engagement and Tools for Operational Testing Could Increase Timeliness and ...

From mounting platoons on motorcycles in the 1970s, to the infamous "fast food" T-rations of the '80s, to heavy equipment transporters and desert mobility vehicle systems of the '90s, rapid and ...

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 ...

Traditional in-person factory acceptance testing, also known as witness testing, is a challenge during a pandemic. To keep projects moving, power management company Eaton developed a virtual method to ...