That includes newer technologies such as the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) for the F-15 Strike Eagle and the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on the F-16 Fighting Falcon, Bray said. The Air Force already independently tests every system it uses. The 53rd is the only wing responsible for operational test and tactics development for the Air Force's fighter, bomber and drone fleet. Savanah Bray, spokeswoman for the 53rd Wing. The service wants to get ahead of issues that may arise in a Red Flag environment, explained 1st Lt. The exercise, established in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War, brings together a variety of aircraft - bombers, fighters, electronic, cargo and reconnaissance aircraft and others - to practice and coordinate for air-to-air and surface-to-air defense, command and control, intelligence gathering and strike operations.
Red Flag is an integrated, multi-force training exercise within a simulated combat environment held at Nellis.