Boeing plans to expand the operations of its maintenance, repair and overhaul site near Cecil Airport in Florida through a 25-year lease agreement with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.
Read More »USAF, Boeing Convert F-16 Aircraft Into Aerial Target Drone
Boeing has converted a retired F-16A/C aircraft into an unmanned configuration for weapons training use as part of a public-private partnership agreement with the U.S. Air Force's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group.
Read More »Boeing to Deliver 30 QF-16 Aerial Target Units Under AF Contract Modification
Boeing has received a $34 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to deliver 30 QF-16 full-scale aerial target units with corresponding four-year warranties. The Defense Department said Monday work will occur in St. Louis, Missouri, through April 9, 2018, while the warranties will expire on April 8, 2022. The full obligated amount …
Read More »Boeing, Air Force Remotely Fly Unmanned F-16 Variation
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force remotely flew a modified and retired F-16 fighter jet Monday without a pilot inside the cockpit. This represented the first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight and the company has modified six F-16s into the QF-16 configuration, Boeing said Monday. During the exercise, two …
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