RF Forge is an integrated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) solution for automated test, evaluation, and optimization of cognitive electronic warfare and tactical radio systems. The HWIL system combines automated scenario execution, real-time analytics, and many-versus-many HWIL RF channel emulation to provide the highest test resource value to the warfighter when compared to other test facilities such as Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Integrated System Test Facility (ISTF), and Open Radio Architecture (OAR). The result is faster, lower-cost, optimization of cognitive/collaborative systems and discovery of novel behaviors that cannot be observed in other test environments.