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A QF-16 takes flight from Boeing’s second modification line over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona
A team from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force completed the first QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target to undergo conversion from a modification line in Arizona. The aircraft was flown last month to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where it will be used autonomously in future weapons training operations. Continue reading
Firebee
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $9,162,847 modification (P00002) to cost-plus-fixed-fee order N00019-19-F-0280 against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-15-G-0026. Continue reading
Ordinary Seaman Eric Partridge prepares the Snyper Mk II/III for flight
To combat the growing unmanned aircraft threat, the Royal Canadian Navy is investigating the feasibility of employing Class 1 Rotary Wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Targets (UAS-T) on board HMC Ships. Continue reading
MQM-171 Broadsword
U.S. Army fire-control experts needed two kinds of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) targets to help ground forces train to attack and defeat enemy UAVs. They found their solution from Griffon Aerospace Inc. in Madison, Alabama. Continue reading
Sierra Technical Services, Inc. (STS) achieved a major milestone on the 10th of January with the completion of Engine Run Testing on the 5th Generation Aerial Target (5GAT). Continue reading
Leonardo has concluded a series of flights with its M-40 target drone as part of a trials campaign in Italy. This saw the drones simulating modern airborne threats, allowing for the realistic demonstration of MBDA’s latest surface-to-air Mistral missile. Continue reading
The shop floors of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.’s buildings in Sacramento are bustling with activity as the factories are expanding into new space and the company is filling more orders for target drones for the military.
QinetiQ has launched the latest member of its aerial target family – the QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) Rattler Ground Air Launched Supersonic Target (GAL-ST) – at CANSEC, 30-31 May 2018. The Rattler is a low-cost supersonic target used to accurately replicate anti-radiation missiles (ARM) and supersonic/high-diving threats suitable for use over land and at sea. Continue reading