An explosion ripped the F-16 Fighting Falcon into two pieces and scattered debris across the range Aug. 19, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The explosion was a test of the flight termination system to be used in the QF-16, a supersonic reusable full-scale aerial target drone modified from an F-16.

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An explosion ripped the F-16 Fighting Falcon into two pieces and scattered debris across the range Aug. 19, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The explosion was a test of the flight termination system to be used in the QF-16, a supersonic reusable full-scale aerial target drone modified from an F-16.

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