QF-16's !

[Merlin (FZG_Immel)]

From today's Boeing website:


Boeing Receives Phase 1 of Contract for US Air Force QF-16 Drone ST. LOUIS, March 9, 2010 –– Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth approximately $69.7 million for the initial engineering, manufacturing and development of QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Targets to replace the QF-4 fleet. Under the terms of the remainder of the contract, expected to be awarded in coming years, up to 126 QF-16 drones will deliver beginning in 2014.

Boeing engineers and support personnel will convert retired F-16 aircraft into QF-16s for use as aerial targets for newly developed weapons and tactics. The drones, which will be equipped to evaluate how U.S. fighters and weapons will operate against potential adversaries, will be flown within a controlled range and used for testing. They will be able to fly either manned or unmanned.

QF-16 design and development will take place in St. Louis. Ground and flight testing and production will be completed at the Boeing facility in Cecil Field, Fla., near Jacksonville.

“We are honored and prepared to provide the U.S. Air Force, the 691st Armament Systems Squadron, and the QF-16 Program with next-generation, full-scale aerial targets through a low-risk, affordable, technically superior solution,” said Steve Waltman, director of Boeing Aircraft Sustainment & Maintenance.

The Boeing-led QF-16 team, which includes BAE Systems in Johnson City, N.Y., meets all requirements presented in the QF-16 design, development and production contract. Collectively, the Boeing team has 33 years of experience with drone systems.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world’s largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.

Ne soyez pas trop triste... certains pilotes de F-16 subissent un sort bien plus atroces... ils sont envoyé voler des predators...

[JulietBravo]

"Faire voler des Predator", tu veux dire !
Ou alors "Piloter des Predator", si l'on peut dire...

[Ric]

*Ric verse une larme de joie et va charrier amraam sévère*

[Oxitom]

Y'as pas de quoi Ric, pour 126, t'en a encore 20 fois plus en ligne...

[jeanba]

Ne soyez pas trop triste... certains pilotes de F-16 subissent un sort bien plus atroces... ils sont envoyé voler des predators...

On pourra piloter les predators comme les ex-pilotes de F16 dans Falcon4 ?

[Merlin (FZG_Immel)]

"Faire voler des Predator", tu veux dire !
Ou alors "Piloter des Predator", si l'on peut dire...

pas vraiment.. c'est un Suissisme, je pense. On dit, "je vole telle ou telle machine"..

[Arekushi]

En Belgique aussi. "Tu l'a déjà volé celui là ?"

Aru

[JulietBravo]

OK, je ne connaissais pas ces expressions francophones, si ce n'est françaises...

[PiF]

Bon bah en attendant les QF-22...


Au fait Merlin, c'est pas le PA Suisse qui est coulé par la Libye dans ton avatar ?

[Merlin (FZG_Immel)]

Laisse les libyens ou ils sont, j'ai pas envie d'être banni..

[PiF]

Laisse les libyens ou ils sont, j'ai pas envie d'être banni..

Ok pas de soucis.