Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target, U.S. Air Force

Boeing Delivers Final QF-16 Aerial Target, Marking End of a 15-Year Conversion Program

The U.S. Air Force has received its 127th—and currently final—QF-16 full-scale aerial target (FSAT), closing a major chapter in one of the service’s most unusual but essential test and evaluation programs. Boeing Defense marked the milestone with a commemorative video...
U.S. Air Force Tests F-15E Strike Eagle with 42 Laser-Guided Rockets

U.S. Air Force Tests F-15E Strike Eagle with 42 Laser-Guided Rockets, Marking Shift in Drone Defense Strategy

A striking image has emerged of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle equipped with an unusual and formidable loadout: at least three seven-shot 70mm rocket pods under its left wing. Assuming a mirrored configuration on the right, the aircraft...
MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing flies over Melrose Air Force Range

Project Iron Agility: MQ-9 Reapers and F-16 Crews Strengthen Agile Combat Employment Skills During Project Iron Agility Exercise

In the high deserts of New Mexico, under clear spring skies, the third iteration of Project Iron Agility unfolded at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), marking another major step in the Air Force's evolving approach to Agile Combat Employment (ACE)....