Three QF-16s were recently deployed to Edwards Air Force Base so that the F-35 test team there could evaluate the stealth fighter against aerial adversaries equipped with jamming pods.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Higgins
The tests were requested by the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team to assist with test design development for upcoming operational testing of the F-35.