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http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... er-376217/
USAF to start F-35 operational utility evaluation on 10 September
The US Air Force is scheduled to start an operational utility evaluation (OUE) of its Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) fleet at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 10 September.
The OUE is scheduled to last 65 training days, says Lt Col Randy Efferson, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander and lead planning officer for the evaluation. The review is being led by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) though an F-35 Joint Operational Test Team (JOTT).
"What they are here to do is evaluate the entire air vehicle system that Lockheed Martin has delivered," Efferson says. "That entails the logistical support, the maintenance side of it, the maintenance training side of it, and the pilot training and the pilot execution side. So it's everything."
The OUE is service specific. "Each service will conduct its own evaluation of the system provided by Lockheed Martin," Efferson says. However, at present, the US Marine Corps and US Navy do not have an OUE scheduled...
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