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Join the 773 TS/ENF and be a part of a team with a rich legacy of flight test from platforms such as the B-1 and F-15 to the newest airframes in the Air Force, T-7A and B-21. The 773rd Test Squadron has the primary responsibility to test and evaluate flight systems integration, including structures, performance and flying qualities, human factors, propulsion, sub-systems, reliability & maintainability, and airdrop on new and modified aircraft flown by the United States Air Force. Our outstanding work has earned us prestigious decorations, including four consecutive years of Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards as well as the Collier Trophy for National level recognition in Aerospace Achievements. If you're passionate about contributing to aviation technology and working with experts dedicated to delivering the latest technology to the warfighter, consider a rewarding career with us.
Vision: The best choice for avionics and weapons integration test and evaluation. Mission: Provide accurate, operationally relevant test and evaluation for our nation and allies.
The 775 TS serves the warfighter – providing avionics and weapons integration test and evaluation expertise throughout the acquisition process. The 775th TS delivers relevant, decision-quality information to its customers and puts state-of-the-art Air Force technology through its paces throughout its envelope to determine whether the system meets the warfighter’s needs. This informtion includes what to field, what to fix, what to purchase, and what the system’s performance and capabilities are.
The Weapons Integration Flight ensures that the weapon systems interface and function across a wide spectrum of today’s operation and developmental platforms through ground, captive carriage, and live fire testing. Additionally, the flight is breaking new ground, testing Hypersonic technology which is among the highest of DoD priorities. Systems under test include: • Hypersonic Weapon Development • Missiles (AMRAAM, AIM-9X, HARM, etc.) • Ballistic Munitions (Cluster munitions, Rockets, Fuze functions, General Purpose Bombs) • Inertially Aided Munitions (JDAM, JSOW, JASSM, laser guided weapons, etc.) • Also - gun systems, stores separation, nuclear weapons, and suspension equipment.
The Electro-Optical Systems Flight tests the latest in electro-optical and infrared cameras, lasers, and directed energy: • Imaging Performance/Quality • Target Detection and Tracking • Target Location Accuracy • and more!
The Radar Flight tests the latest in radar systems integration and performance capabilities, including: • Air-to-Air multi-target detection and tracking • Ground Moving Target detection and tracking • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging • and more!
The Sensor Fusion Flight tests the latest in fusion algorithms, combining sensor data from multiple independent sources (including both own-ship and from wingmen) to create a more accurate and coherent view of the environment.
The GNI Flight tests the latest guidance and navigation systems, trying to measure or infer the accuracy of position and direction sensors, how effectively a vehicle’s guidance algorithms move it from one place to another, and how well the navigation system interacts with other aircraft systems. Tested systems include: • Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) – performance of encrypted anti-jam military GPS, Ring laser gyros, Kalman filters. • Landing Systems – aid the pilot in adverse weather; or guide an unmanned air vehicle to a complete auto-landing! • Collision Warning Systems – warns the pilot when the aircraft gets too close to the ground or other aircraft. • Plus – Radio Navigation, Mission Computers, Flight Management Systems, Air Traffic Control Data Links, TACAN, IFF & Autonomous Systems.
The Mission Planning Flight is the singular focal point responsible for compiling mission inputs from multiple disciplines onto mission media to support ground and flight test events while testing the integration of the Mission Planning Environment with the aircraft.
The 812 TSS provides key support functions in ensuring successful Test and Evaluation. The organization manages post-mission processing of data at six locations for six platforms. The squadron develops analytical tools to convert the data into information that supports the broader set of disciplines while implementing Investment and Modernization (I&M) programs for infrastructure. Education development and training are key areas of support. The squadron also provides Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Statistics/Machine Learning experts as well as a technical research library that provides a plethora of resources.
The 412 RS is comprised of five diverse flights to include the Applied Spectrum Technology Research Office (ASTRO), Engineering, Operations, Program Support and Time Space Position Information (TSPI). The Range supports flight testing of all new and existing US Air Force aircraft through data infrastructure, mission control rooms, time space position information, telemetry, voice communication, cybersecurity, and range engineering. Our team is highly skilled with various backgrounds in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, mathematics, physics, computer engineers, electronic engineers, and software engineers.
The 812 AITS designs, installs, and operates Instrumentation sensors and systems on flight test aircraft. Our organic resources give us the capability to rapid prototype, design, fabricate, and install the latest technology Instrumentation sensors and recorders on flight test aircraft. We support all aspects of the aircraft modification from project management to 3D prototypes, to functional on-aircraft system checks in preparation for flight. We support the daily operational flight test missions and data telemetry for the airborne Instrumentation systems providing accurate decision quality data for thousands of test missions each year.