A Vietnamese fisherman, Tran Thanh, 65, made an unusual discovery on the coast of Tinh Ky Commune in Quang Ngai Province. While fishing, Thanh found an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) washed ashore, its body covered with foreign inscriptions. Continue reading
Category Archives: Targets
Northrop Grumman Gets $8M US Navy BQM-34S Subsonic Aerial Target Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, was awarded a $7,836,907 firm-fixed-price order (N0001923F0387) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0005). Continue reading
Hungary Develops Jet Drone to Strengthen Air Defenses
The development of military forces can only be successful if we build up the Hungarian defense industry, the Minister Commissioner for Defense Innovation stressed at the official presentation of the Hungarian-developed unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $95M US Army Target Systems Contract
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, was awarded a $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for fixed-wing, subscale, jet-propelled aerial, unmanned target systems. Continue reading
QinetiQ to Deliver Unique Banshee Jet 80+ Target System to US Army
QinetiQ is to provide the US Army’s Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO) with a uniquely developed version of its Banshee Jet 80+. Known as the MQM-185B, the target will help the US Army train for real-world scenarios by flying the hyper realistic threat targets. Continue reading
Kratos to Increase Production Capacity in Oklahoma City
High demand for jet-powered unmanned aerial systems produced in Oklahoma City will lead Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to more than triple its local workforce. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $11M US Navy BQM-177A Target Contract
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded an $11,123,211 modification (P00001) to a firm-fixed-price contract (N0001923C0021). This modification provides for the production and delivery of 15 additional full rate production Lot 4 BQM-177A surface launched aerial targets. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $49M BQM-177A Targets Contract
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded a $49,568,200 firm-fixed-price contract for the production and delivery of 55 full rate production Lot 4 BQM-177A Surface Launched Aerial Targets, to include associated 55 Rocket-Assisted Takeoff Attachment kits, 277 mission kits, as well as associated technical and administrative data for the Navy, and the governments of Canada and Australia. Continue reading