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U.S. Air Force Joint Simulation Environment for F-35A, F-22, Other Platforms to Build on F-35 JSE

Frank Wolfe

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

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U.S. Air Force Joint Simulation Environment for F-35A, F-22, Other Platforms to Build on F-35 JSE

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron at Eielson AFB, Alaska, fly over Andersen AFB, Guam, as part of the Cope North 21 exercise on Feb. 6 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force intends that its Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) effort begun this year build upon the experience of the F-35 JSE under the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. F-35 JSE testing is part of the fighter's initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E), the successful completion of which is required for a Pentagon decision to authorize F-35 full-rate production. The F-35 JPO established JSE for F-35 IOT&E some five years ago after…

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