ACC declared IOC for QF-16

The U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command has declared initial operational capability for the QF-16 full-scale aerial target (FSAT) on Sept. 23.

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By U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1958460) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

A total of 15 QF-16s are assigned to the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.