BAE Systems Receives Contract For USAF Drones
Fri, 13 Apr '07
Will Convert F-4s To Targeting UAVs
Aero-News learned this week BAE Systems recently received a $26.5 million contract to convert 20 F-4 Phantom fighter jets to full-scale aerial targets for the US Air Force.
The converted aircraft, designated QF-4s, provide the Air Force with full-size, remotely controlled aircraft that allow aircrews to train in highly realistic air combat maneuvering, including live weapons launch.
BAE Systems will perform the modification work on 16 aircraft for the Air Force and four aircraft for the Navy at its facility in Mojave, CA. Production will be completed by July 2009.
"This award is the third of five options exercised under an Air Force contract signed in 1992 and in effect until 2013," said Mike Dismukes, acting vice president and general manager of Flight Systems for BAE Systems in Mojave. "It continues our position as a quality provider of QF-4s to the Air Force."
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