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Smart testing for a smart fighter: the Gripen E is being developed and tested to ensure maximum value and efficiency

The latest testing from the C-130J Hercules Wing Fatigue Test Program (WFTP) has pioneered a number of innovative non-destructive inspection techniques

Just how long will it be until we see hybrid and electric aircraft in commercial service with airlines? Airbus Group’s Andy Anderson says it could be sooner than you think

The Australian Defence Force’s Air Warfare Centre has developed a non-intrusive flight test instrumentation solution to flight testing

A new Searchmaster airborne surveillance radar is currently being tested as a key component in extending the operational life of the French Navy’s Dassault Aviation Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft

A complex international program to secure a Supplemental Type Certificate for a Fokker 100 modified as a flying testbed provides a good lesson in effective cooperation

Step inside the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, the world’s largest environmental test facility

NASA and other leading aerospace companies and agencies are determined to develop a low sonic boom aircraft – but what are some of the testing challenges involved?