Post by dennisp on Jun 1, 2010 18:19:46 GMT 8
So the USAF is going to convert some F-16's into drones.., who wants to sign up to fly one for Uncle Sam...??
Retired Falcons To See New Life As Unmanned Aircraft Boeing Receives 1st F-16 For Conversion Into QF-16 Aerial
Drone
The first retired F-16 Falcon arrived at Boeing's Cecil Field
facility in Jacksonville, FL just over a month ago to begin
conversion into a QF-16 aerial drone. Boeing received a $69.7
million contract from the U.S. Air Force on March 8 for the first
phase of the QF-16 program.
Retired F-16 Arrives At Cecil Field,
Jacksonville
The Boeing-led team, which includes BAE Systems, will begin
engineering, manufacturing and development of the full-scale manned
and unmanned QF-16s during Phase 1. The drones will be used as
aerial targets for newly developed weapons and tactics. They will
be a higher-performing aircraft than the QF-4s they will
replace.
The team will receive six F-16s during the program's development
phase. After modification to the QF-16 configuration, they will
serve as prototypes for engineering tests and evaluation prior to
low-rate initial production. Up to 126 QF-16 drones will be
converted beginning in 2014.
Retired Falcons To See New Life As Unmanned Aircraft Boeing Receives 1st F-16 For Conversion Into QF-16 Aerial
Drone
The first retired F-16 Falcon arrived at Boeing's Cecil Field
facility in Jacksonville, FL just over a month ago to begin
conversion into a QF-16 aerial drone. Boeing received a $69.7
million contract from the U.S. Air Force on March 8 for the first
phase of the QF-16 program.
Retired F-16 Arrives At Cecil Field,
Jacksonville
The Boeing-led team, which includes BAE Systems, will begin
engineering, manufacturing and development of the full-scale manned
and unmanned QF-16s during Phase 1. The drones will be used as
aerial targets for newly developed weapons and tactics. They will
be a higher-performing aircraft than the QF-4s they will
replace.
The team will receive six F-16s during the program's development
phase. After modification to the QF-16 configuration, they will
serve as prototypes for engineering tests and evaluation prior to
low-rate initial production. Up to 126 QF-16 drones will be
converted beginning in 2014.