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MeetingACGS Committee Meeting 111 - Reno, Nevada - March 2013
Agenda Location9 SUBCOMMITTEE B – MISSILES AND SPACE
9.1 QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target
TitleQF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target ** Best Presentation Award **
PresenterKevin A. Wise
AffiliationBoeing
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AbstractQF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target
Kevin A. Wise
The Boeing Company

The United States Air Force identified a need to replace the aging and dwindling QF-4 drone fleet with a new full scale aerial target capable of fourth generation threat simulation. The Aerial Targets Program Office at Eglin AFB defined the requirements and formally initiated a competitive process for selection of a contractor to build the QF-16. The Boeing Company was selected and is currently executing the program.
The QF-16 is designed for automatic takeoff, flight to the airspace, full F-16 capability for fourth generation threat simulation to include vector scoring, payload control if required, flight termination system if required, visual augmentation as required, and return to base for a fully automatic landing.
The QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target program is converting older block 15, 25, and 30 F-16 fighter aircraft into full scale target drones. These targets are used in training exercises and to test weapon systems. A majority of flights are flown with pilots onboard and in control of the jet. When the jet has reached the end of its useful life, it is used to test weapon systems in which the jet is destroyed. During these missions the aircraft is piloted as an RPV for takeoff, can perform autonomous maneuvers, and if it survives the test is landed under pilot control (RPV).



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