The U.S. Air Force is looking for a new family of drones to serve as aerial targets for test missions, ranging from cheap, expendable quadcopters to large, reusable aircraft that can mimic fifth-generation enemy fighters.
Category Archives: Targets
Kratos and U.S. Army Integrate Kratos J85 Engine into Kratos Firejet Drone System
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that it has completed the initial flight series of the Kratos J85 engine version of the Firejet unmanned aerial system (UAS), dubbed Mk1 Firejet. This second major configuration of the Firejet enables users/customers to select the model that best suits their operational requirements.
Kratos Gets $61M US Navy Target Contract
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded a $61,068,139 modification (P00018) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001923C0021). Continue reading
500 Seized Chines Drones to Become Target Practice
Florida will provide the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with 500 confiscated Chinese drones to be used as target practice at its headquarters in Tampa. Continue reading
QinetiQ Delivers 10,000th Banshee
– QinetiQ has produced its 10,000th Banshee aerial training target, reinforcing its position as a world leader in advanced threat representation and mission-readiness training. Continue reading
ATD-150 – Brazil’s First Fully Indigenous Jet-Powered Drone
Brazilian company Nest Design Aerospace presented the ATD-150, described as the country’s first 100% indigenously designed jet-powered unmanned aircraft. The system has been developed specifically to serve as an aerial target for the Brazilian Armed Forces and is also being considered for export to international users. Continue reading
Naval Air Systems Command Awards Kratos Additional $59M for BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target Systems
– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, and industry-leading provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, announced that Kratos has received $59,338,010 for an additional 70 BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) aircraft through the exercise of the contract option for Full Rate Production (FRP) Lot 6. Continue reading
QinetiQ Germany Successfully Demos Target Drone to German Armed Forces
– QinetiQ Germany has demonstrated the first successful flight of a Rheinmetall Delta B15 target drone in Todendorf as part of the German Uncrewed Aerial Training Services (ATS). Continue reading