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Boeing delivers the last QF-16 "Zombie Viper" target drone from the Jacksonville unit

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 08/16/2022 - 7:45 PM in Military

Boeing delivered the final QF-16 from Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 29. (Photo: Boeing)

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) received Boeing's final QF-16 "Zombie Viper" air target when the aircraft was delivered to the 82nd Air Target Squadron at Tyndall Air Base in Panama City, Florida.

The last of the more than 75 drone targets of the QF-16 modification line at Cecil Airport was accepted by the Integrated Aircraft Maintenance Operations (DCMA) personnel of the Defense Contract Management Agency (AIMO) St. Augustine, on July 29.

A second QF-16 line, based on the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tucson, will continue to operate through the remaining acquisition contract. More than 120 of the retired F-16s must be modified on air targets under the current contract.

The QF-16 is an optionally piloted reusable air target system, modified from previously retired old F-16 aircraft, which have already been used in U.S. Air Force combat missions.

After modification, the aircraft can be piloted by a pilot or via remote control by a qualified group of ground operators and technicians who monitor performance.

Without risk to the crew, the aircraft can fly on a multitude of missions, including testing newly developed weapon systems, real air-to-air missile firing training, testing of real ground-to-air missile firing, automatic takeoff and landing, and supersonic flights.

The first unmanned flight of the QF-16 Zombie Viper took place on September 23, 2013. Since then, more than 75 modified aircraft have been delivered from Boeing's facilities in Jacksonville.

The QF-16 platform is the successor to the QF-4 Phantom drone, which was retired in 2016.

Boeing previously received retired F-16 aircraft, which were regenerated from storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tucson, Arizona, and flew to Cecil Airport to install drone equipment to prepare the aircraft for its new mission.

DCMA and its industry counterparts faced several obstacles throughout the production life of the QF-16 aircraft. These obstacles included supply chain interruptions, the COVID-19 pandemic and a variety of maintenance problems on the aircraft over 30 years old.

"We work daily, directly in the hangar and side by side with the contractor, to solve a variety of production problems," said Michael Jackson, a quality assurance specialist at DCMA AIMO St. Augustine. “Our DCMA team worked diligently to overcome all obstacles, alleviating production delays and delivering the remaining aircraft on schedule and on budget.”

“The QF-16 provides crucial capacity for the Air Force and Navy in the development of next-generation weapons systems,” said Navy Commander Gabriel Hohner, commanding officer of DCMA AIMO St. Augustine. I am proud of the partnership that DCMA had with Boeing here to deliver this capacity."

The QF-16s have always been delivered from Boeing to the 82nd Air Target Squadron at Tyndall Air Base for operational use. Each aircraft maintains a lifespan of approximately 300 flight hours.

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in a specialized aviation magazine in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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dontcallmeangelwhenimamess · 3 years

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Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey & Ariana Grande | Don’t Call Me Angel Music Video |2019

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coutureicons · 5 years

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don’t call me angel

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mytearsricoshay · 4 years

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Can you imagine a collab between Halsey, Tay and Hayley?? Cause I am, and I’m close to flatlining. They’ve got strong vocals and I’d love to see them perform a song someday

anon what have you done. my life will never be complete until i have this and it will never be a thing!!!

#like don't call me angel except better bc dcma sucked despite having three extremely talented people on it lol #ask #anon #halsey and hayley can play love interests in the mv #my god why isn't this a thing #Anonymous

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j10kkuno · 3 years

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So maybe it was because I was dealing with other stuff but the Daywalker MV was just like... Meh? Rae looked hot, but in general the MV wasn't that great. Maybe I'm just used to big budget MVs and I'm not even big into music videos. If it's BTS/Taylor Swift I'll watch them once or twice and then never again.

I do love that they used her as a stand in for Corpse. That was so smart though.

I loved Rae's vlog though. I loved seeing Rae being Rae even if she was dressed up in latex and going through a sex shop and her being exhausted leaving the shoot at 3am but still worried about DCMA music blasting from a car was a mood. And I love all the Corpse songs she used in the background.

I love how she told her cameraman that he might have to pay for her nails(And then she'd pay him back) because she may not be able to get her debit card with her nails.

I also love that MGK chose Rae. I assumed Corpse asked her because he loved her, but MGK requesting her is huge for her. I'm assuming it's because she's one of Corpse's best friends but it's massive.

I'm just really happy for Rae and Corpse.

#Valkyrae #Corpse Husband #Daywalker

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leahlillith · 5 years

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please do ari's hair on the new "DCMA" MV

I am just finishing it

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babyi · 5 years

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Tbh fair about the dcma mv-it was directed by Hannah so what did we really expect

She did some hot shots of miley and lana being badass

Then miley made eyes at the camera and lana lay down lol

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eggpngg · 5 years

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thoughts on don't call me angel

Such star power! Such mv budget! And yet such mediocre song! It's... okay, but it's bland compared to what they could have put out. Only Lana's part really stood out. Articles on the internet comparing DCMA to Lady Marmalade... don't make me laugh.

And the girl power spin they tried to put on the song was frankly annoying. This is soundtrack for the remake of a sexy spy girls movie. I could have accepted a mindless sexy song, but I'm not buying trite ""empowering"" lyrics from the woman who adopted a persona influenced by Black culture as a form of rebellion, them discarded it to gain respectability, and now put it back on for the scene in this mv where she commits acts of violence. The aesthetics of the mv are cute I guess, but they cannot cover up the lack of chemistry between the 3.

#don't call me angel

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saintlaurentproblems · 5 years

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I'm the anon who asked for the visual concept for dcma. I'm actually Really disappointed with the mv. I loved mileys part, Lana's was pretty but didn't fit at all and when ariana sings yeah you heard me right she sounds like Rihanna wtf

Okay but Ariana, Rihanna, and Normani would’ve been cool as fuck.

#answered

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coutureicons · 5 years

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