Event Brief
Sep 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
YF-12A Mach 3.2 fires AIM-47 Falcon, hits drone
By The BriefBrief
In the mid-1960s, a Lockheed YF-12A flying at Mach 3.2 and about 75,000 feet fired an AIM-47 Falcon at a QB-47 drone flying roughly 500 feet above the ground and hit it. The engagement used the Hughes AN/ASG-18 look-down, shoot-down radar against a target described as lost in ground clutter.
WHO: Lockheed YF-12A crew
WHAT: A YF-12A fired an AIM-47 Falcon at a QB-47 drone and hit it during a look-down, shoot-down engagement.
WHEN: Reported Sep 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
WHERE: Western United States
WHY: The missile was fired to engage and hit the QB-47 drone using the AN/ASG-18 look-down, shoot-down radar.
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