A Boeing QF-16 takes off from 309th Aerospace • Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 4, 2020

A Boeing QF-16 takes off from 309th Aerospace

A Boeing QF-16 takes off from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 4, 2020 Next-generation Combat Training The QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target will provide the next generation of combat training and testing for U.S. warfighters. Retired F-16 aircraft are converted into QF-16 aerial targets for the purpose of testing newly developed weapons and tactics. The QF-16 will replace the existing QF-4 fleet, and provide a higher capability, fourth generation aerial target that is more representative of today’s targets and threats.