Boeing gives retired F-16 new life as a drone
Boeing has retrofitted six of its retired fighter jets and turned them into drones.
A pilotless F-16 soared into the sky last week at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, with two US Air Force pilots controlling it from the ground.
The unmanned jet - which has sat mothballed at a site in Arizona for some 15 years - flew at an altitude of 40,000ft and a speed of 1,119mph.
Boeing says the jet could used be used to help train pilots, providing an adversary they could practise firing on.
For more info and to see the F-16 in action, take a look at the video below.
