Fresh photos of Marilyn Monroe have emerged showing the Hollywood pin-up ‘building’ drones for the US Army during World War II. At the time the photos were shot, in 1944 Monroe hadn’t yet taken up the famous stage name, nor had she dyed her curly locks blonde. Continue reading
Category Archives: Targets
FAA Warns Against Shooting Guns at UAS
People who fire guns at UAS are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal Aviation Administration warned. Continue reading
QF-4 Target Drone Crash on Florida Highway
Florida was the site of a target drone crash on Wednesday as the unmanned aircraft experienced problems during take-off. The crash led to an explosion and closed US 98 Highway, near Tyndall Air Base. Continue reading
Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas and Selex ES Team to Provide State-Of-The-Art UAT Launcher
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Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas has announced that it will supply worldwide a cutting edge turn-key UAT (Unmanned Aerial Target) launcher. Continue reading
NAMFI Certifies SCR Targets ALBA and SCRAB II Aerial Target Systems
During week 22 of 2013, SCR together with its partner company ALTUS LSA, successfully certified the ALBA and SCRAB II aerial target systems at the NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) in Crete. Continue reading
Target Drones from Sacremento
The BQM-167 “Skeeter” blasts off the launch rail like a rocket, and flies like a cruise missile. Each one costs about $570,000. Air Force fighter pilots use them for target practice over the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
First Catapult Launch of an Unmanned Aircraft from an Aircraft Carrier
The Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D demonstrator should make the first catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft from an aircraft carrier – or, wait… a “modern” aircraft carrier. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin and MDA Conduct Successful Test of New Air-Launched Missile Target Prototype
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully tested a prototype air-launched Extended Medium-range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) target at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.