Boeing has received the first retired F-16 Falcon aircraft that it will convert into a QF-16 aerial drone for the US Air Force.
The USAF awarded a $69.7m contract to Boeing in March 2010 to begin the first phase of the QF-16 programme.
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In the first phase, Boeing, together with BAE Systems, will begin engineering, manufacturing and development of the full-scale manned and unmanned QF-16 aircraft.
The drones will be used as aerial targets for newly developed weapons and tactics, and will replace QF-4s.
After the modifications, the QF-16 will be used as a prototype for engineering tests and evaluation before low-rate initial production.
The Boeing team will receive six F-16s in the development phase and will create up to 126 QF-16 drones by 2014.
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