[NEWS] UNITED STATES
LONG-AWAITED IOT&E KICKS-OFF
USMC/SSgt Laura Gauna
THE F-35 REACHED a major program milestone with the formal start of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) in early December. Under the oversight of the independent Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team (JOTT) will conduct the evaluation with support from the program’s international partners.