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  • Capabilities-Based Evaluation Processes: Moving Beyond the Fear of Failure

    The following is an interview with the Headquarters Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Technical Advisor to the Commander, Mr. Jerry Kitchen, about the value of capabilities-based evaluation processes and how AFOTEC is incorporating this approach into how the Center conducts and

  • LAIRCM: Protecting the Military's Big Birds

    How do you protect the U.S. military's large aircraft that perform missions ranging from air refueling to troop and supply transport? The slower speeds of these aerial workhorses along with limited evasive maneuverability and large radar and infrared signatures result in a very large bull's-eye for

  • C-5 AMP: Bridging the Gap

    The U.S. Air Force has been and continues to be about dominating air, space, and cyberspace. Even with the tough decisions that come with a changing budget, the Air Force continues to deliver the best possible interdependent warfighting capabilities, which includes the C-5 Avionics Modernization

  • The Long Road: AFOTEC's Two-Plus Decades of V-22 Involvement

    On July 13, 2006, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center's (AFOTEC) CV-22 test director reported that the team had completed the last test event for the operational utility evaluation of the CV-22 Osprey--the Air Force's version of the multi-service, multi-mission, medium-lift,