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
Category Archives: Targets
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
US Air Force Cadets Design Target Drone
Cadet 1st Class Justin Merrick from the Air Force Academy's Cadet Squadron 20 shows the drone developed in the Aerospace Lab
A small target drone designed by a group of Air Force Academy cadets could become the Air Force’s newest unmanned aircraft.
Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Programme Demonstrates Software for US Air Force
The Boeing QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target programme in August became the first target programme to conduct software tests in a systems integration lab (SIL) environment. Continue reading
Target Drones Wash Up on Carolina Beaches
Folks at two beaches in Wilmington, North Carolina, had quite a surprise one morning. They found what appear to be military target gliders on the beach. Continue reading
Meggitt Launches Jet Banshee Target Drone
Meggitt’s venerable Banshee target drone is now available in a jet version which adds 80 knots to its top speed, up to 240 knots. Continue reading
DRS Defense Solutions to Provide UAS Simulation Services for Joint UAS Center of Excellence
DRS Defense Solutions announced that it has been awarded a contract by Fleet & Industrial Supply (FISC) in Norfolk, Va., in support of the Joint Unmanned Aircraft System Center of Excellence (JUAS COE) at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.
Composite Engineering to Provide Unmanned Aerial Target Drones to Singapore
Composite Engineering Inc. (CEi), announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with the Government of the Republic of Singapore. The contract was established to supply High Speed Aerial Target Drones to the Ministry of Defence of Singapore.