The supersonic QF-4 is a reusable full-scale, remotely piloted aerial target modified from the F-4 Phantom. The QF-4 provides a realistic full-scale target for air-to-air weapons system evaluation, development and testing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Holloman AFB, N.M.

2016年12月8日 · The QF-16 will replace the current QF-4 FSAT fleet and will act as a fourth-generation airborne target representing today’s airborne threats. It will also support the evaluation of fielded air-to-air missile (AAM) capabilities, while offering live …

A target drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle, generally remote controlled, usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews. [1] One of the earliest drones was the British DH.82 Queen Bee, a variant of the Tiger Moth trainer aircraft operational from 1935. Its name led to the present term "drone". [citation needed]

2019年11月19日 · Every year the service modifies F-16 fighters into F-16 drones, transforming them from hunters to the hunted. The resulting drones, known as QF-16s, are then shot down for target practice. A...

The supersonic QF-4 is a reusable full-scale, remotely piloted aerial target modified from the F-4 Phantom fighter jet. The QF-4 provides a realistic full-scale target for air-to-air weapons...

US Air Force converts retired F-16s into target drones for test missions and pilot training. QF-16 drone program enables testing of new weapons and countermeasures for airborne threats. F-16s...

2016年9月1日 · 20 years after it was fully retired from combat duty by the Pentagon, the F-4 Phantom Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) has taken its last unmanned flight. The bitter-sweet milestone was marked on August 17 at Holloman AFB in New Mexico, now the QF-4’s only home. The jet was shot at during a weapons test by a pair of AIM-120 AMRAAM slinging F-35s.

2021年9月8日 · The QF-16 drone proves to be an invaluable asset to the 325th Fighter Wing by acting as a moving target for pilots’ live-fire training, with the added bonus of multiple aircraft being controlled safely from the ground. Up to four QF-16 drones can be remotely piloted from a single pilot on the ground.

2018年5月21日 · The QF-4 represents a full-size unmanned target drone version of the successful Cold War-era F-4 Phantom II aircraft. QF-4's are operated by the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (itself under the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group of the 53rd Wing of Elgin AFB, Florida) out of Tyndall Air Force Base.

2013年7月17日 · The QF-4 provides a realistic full-scale target for air-to-air weapons system evaluation, development and testing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Holloman AFB, N.M. The supersonic QF-4 is...