QF-16
Abstract
Full-scale Aerial Targets (FSAT) ensure warfighters' weapon systems perform effectively against real-world enemy fighters and cruise missiles. Aerial targets support adherence to Public Law Title 10, Section 2366, which requires major systems and munitions programs to conduct live fire survivability and lethality testing before full-rate production. Targets are used to validate operational missile/weapon system effectiveness and fighter Operational Flight Program (OFP) updates. Targets are required for developmental/operational testing for all air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles, and for the F-22A, F-35, F-18, F-16, F-15 aircraft, among other aircraft. Funding supports simulator development and improvements on the QF-16 FSAT, and updates of Target Control Systems (TCS) and specialized target payload subsystems for requirements such as: missile scoring, electronic attack (EA) and infrared (IR) countermeasures, radar and IR signature augmentation, and chaff and flare dispensing systems. Development is required to evolve QF-16 threat capabilities to better meet 5th generation threat representation which includes, but not limited to, additional simultaneous operation of payloads, improved RCS, and other characteristics to enable current and future test objectives to be met. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F. In FY20 $0M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY21 $0M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 675366_0305116F_7_3600_PB_2022
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