Dec. 6, 2023 F-35 Operational Test Expands to Include United Kingdom and Australia The United Operational Test Team (UOTT) is a multiservice and now multinational team responsible for conducting Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation of the F-35. A memorandum of understanding was signed Oct. 27, 2023 formalizing the state-level partnership.
Dec. 14, 2022 Dube named NDIA Air Force Tester of the Year Louis Dube is the 2021 National Defense Industrial Association Air Force Tester of the Year Award. Dube is the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6 F-35 Division Chief and U.S. Operational Test Team Chief Engineer.
Nov. 21, 2022 UOTT, 461st FLTS lead F-35 realistic integrated testing in Pacific Theater: Supports agile software development The U.S. Operational Test Team, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6, and 461st Flight Test Squadron partnered with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121), VMFA-242, and 356th Fighter Squadron pilots supporting joint F-35 Lightning II operations and agile software
Nov. 2, 2021 UOTT Changes Leadership, Continues Joint F-35 Testing The U.S. Operational Test Team welcomed its first commanding officer. The UOTT is a joint team of Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy personnel that performs operational test and evaluation on the F-35.