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QF-16s help F-35 JOTT plan for future testing May 18, 2017 - Three QF-16s descended on Edwards recently to aid the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team with test planning. [Read more...]	QF-16 reaches operational capability milestone Sep 27, 2016 - Air Combat Command declared Initial Operational Capability for the QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target September 23rd. [Read more...]

Spatial disorientation caused fatal F-16 crash in Gulf of Mexico Sep 10, 2015 - An Air Force report says spatial disorientation caused a civilian pilot to fatally crash an F-16 last November in the Gulf of Mexico. A report by Air Combat Command at Langley AFB says LaCourse was intercepting another jet when he became disoriented. The maneuvers stimulated fluid in the pilot's inner ear canals that affect perceptions of gravity, movement and direction. [Read more...]	F-16 from Tyndall AFB crashes in Gulf of Mexico Nov 06, 2014 - The body of the pilot of an F-16 that went missing from Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida has been recovered from the Gulf of Mexico, Tyndall officials said late Thursday night. [Read more...]
Team Target hits QF-16 mark Sep 11, 2014 - The Air Force's newest aerial target took a major step toward preparing warfighters downrange with a realistic 4th generation replication of what they may face on the battlefield. [Read more...]

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