Enye yezinhloso ze-United States Air Force kule minyaka embalwa ezayo ngokoqobo ukwenza isimanjemanje yonke imikhumbi yezindiza zokulwa. Lokhu kusho ukulahla izindiza eziningi eseziphelelwe yisikhathi futhi ezingakwazi ukuvuselelwa, njengalezo ezidumile. F-16 okuyi, ngenxa yohlelo olusha bazothola ithuba lesibili ngokuba ngama-drones okuzokwenziwa ngalo izivivinyo, phakathi kwabanye, ngohlelo lwezempi i-F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Ama-F-16 okuthi, ngemuva kwenqubo yokuzivumelanisa nezimo abe ama-drones, nawo azoshintsha amagama awo aziwe ngokuthi QF-16, ekubeni 'Q'wanezela isibizo samasosha lapho i-United States Air Force ibhekisa khona ezindizeni ezingenamuntu. Phakathi kwezinguquko ezidingekayo, kufanele kwaziwe ukuthi kufanele kususwe izintambo ezingaphezu kuka-3.000 XNUMX nekhompyutha ehlanganisiwe yokulawula izindiza, kushiye isikhala sokufaka i-autopilot entsha.
Umbutho Wezempi wase-United States uzonikeza ama-F-16 amanyala ithuba lesibili ngokuwashintsha abe ama-drones.
Boeing Kuzoba inkampani ephethe ukuguqula ama-F-16 abe ama-drones, kuthi i-97 ibe inani eliphelele lamayunithi azoguqulwa abe ama-drones. Njengemininingwane, njengoba kubikiwe, izindleko zenguquko, ucwaningo, ukuthuthukiswa kanye nemishini ngayinye ye-F-16s okufanele iguqulwe ibe yimali ye-drone Ama-dollar ayi-1.32. Ithuba lesibili elibizayo elimela indlela elula kakhulu futhi ethokozisayo, ngokwesibonelo, yokuhlola izikhali ezintsha ezisathuthukiswa.