DefenceTalkThe Air Force’s newest aerial target took a major step toward preparing warfighters downrange with a realistic fourth-generation replication of what they may face on the battlefield. The first unmanned QF-16 Viper struck down over the Gulf of Mexico Sept. 5, 2014, was part of a joint effort between the Test and Training Division at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/aerial-target-qf-16-takes-to-the-sky-60583/

DefenceTalkThe QF-16 full scale aerial target’s inaugural unmanned flight occurred Sept. 19. The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron and Boeing Co. conducted the flight, which is the first step in a two year process to phase out the QF-4 full scale aerial target. “The QF-4 did a good job for many years, but it’s time to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-unmanned-qf-16-flight-takes-place-49179/