The U.S. Air Force has created a new kind of testing regime for evaluating military aircraft, and recently announced that Textron AirLand’s Scorpion jet will be the first product to go through the process. The process, called a cooperative research and development agreement, or CRADA, is open to any industry partner, on a first-come, first-served basis, the USAF said. “This process enables the Air Force to gain a much deeper understanding of the state of civil aviation,” according to the USAF news release, “while providing industry with an expert, independent evaluation of the safety and reliability of their products.”
Source: avwebUSAF To Test Textron Scorpion