India’s nationally developed, unmanned aerial target ‘Lakshya-1′ has been successfully test flown from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur. Continue reading
Category Archives: Targets
Kratos Gets $20M Target Systems Contract from Sweden
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it’s newly acquired subsidiary, Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI), has received an $11.9 million single award baseline contract from Swedish FMV for the supply of unmanned aerial targets and associated hardware to the Vidsel Test Range. Continue reading
Boeing To Deliver Six QF-16 Target Drones to US Air Force in 2012
Boeing is scheduled to deliver six QF-16 target drones to the US Air Force before the end of the year, a senior company official says.
Final Phantom Converted to Target Drone
The final F-4 Phantom destined for conversion to a QF-4 aerial target drone recently entered the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group’s refurbishment line at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., according to the Desert Lightning News, the base newspaper. Continue reading
Boeing Completes 1st Flight of QF-16 Aerial Target for US Air Force
The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. Continue reading
Kratos Acquires Composite Engineering, Inc for $155M
CEI BQM-167A/i
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the stock of Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI) a vertically integrated manufacturer and developer of unmanned aerial target systems and composite structures used for National Security programmes. Continue reading
Cold War Target Drone Rebuilt by Enthusiasts
A flying target drone that was found in the swampy waters in the Avon Park Air Force Range 10 years ago now awaits its last piece of the restoration puzzle. Continue reading
Boeing’s $70M Contract to Convert F-16s into Aerial Targets
Photo: US Air Force
When fighter jets age, their commercial and military value depreciates. They can either be consigned to the scrap heap, sold to nations with limited military budgets, placed in museums, or… get blown up in new and exciting ways. Continue reading