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USAF Finishes Flight Tests of F-16 Autonomous Gun System

USAF Finishes Flight Tests of F-16 Autonomous Gun System
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. are pictured on the flight line during the air-to-air exercise Checkered Flag 23-1 at Tyndall AFB, Fla. last Nov. 2 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) said on Feb. 22 that it has finished flight testing of an F-16 autonomous gun system--the Digitally Enhanced Aiming Through Control Law, known as "Death Claw." The latter "completed flight test trials at Edwards Air Force Base [Calif.] and is now being considered for future integration with AFRL." Using the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School's NF-16D Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA),"Death Claw" began in August 2017 as a collaborative effort…

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