
QF-16 performs for the first time as an aerial target
A remotely controlled QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target was launched for the first time as an aerial target at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The missile used in the test was modified so it could not hit its target; however, the QF-16 has a scoring system which tells the ground station how close the missile came and its trajectory.
According to Boeing, “The ground control station sets the coordinates for the missile. Then, using its on board system, the QF-16 validates that the missile hit those coordinates, and detects the distance and speed of the missile. If all the data matches up, the mission is considered a kill.”
Thus the era of fighter pilots is starting to disappear… Progress will kill us one day… Oh humanity.
I would store these F16 in Europe just in case… Many eastern european countries have totally outdated fighters and in the current scenario of no use in case of the necessity of air policing.
Think about Croatia and the baltic states