It's already being used far more cost effectively with the MQ-9 Reaper. This is getting attention because the F-16 is in the current inventory. But these aren'

It's already being used far more cost effectively with the MQ-9 Reaper. This is getting attention because the F-16 is in the current inventory. But these aren't the Block 50/52s of today. They're the original versions, rolled off the line in the 80s. It's like an early BMW M3. Yes, it's an M3, but it'll get smoked by a 328 of today. The worries of NGOs in this case are misplaced. Old target drone F-16s don't have the sensors or electronics to drop the current required ordinance, and the cost of refitting them isn't worth the expense when there are purpose-built platforms that can do this much more cost effectively.