QinetiQ announced that it has acquired Meggitt Defence Systems Limited and Meggitt Holdings Canada Inc. (together “Meggitt Target Systems”) from Meggitt for £57.5 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
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Kratos BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target Ready for Production
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) has recently successfully achieved the final development program milestone for its BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT), which will allow for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) to begin once the Federal Fiscal 2017 Budget is approved. Continue reading
Robonic Delivers 10th Pneumatic Launcher to Airbus DS
Robonic Ltd Oy (a subsidiary of Sagem – Safran) has delivered its tenth KONTIO MC2555LLR pneumatic launcher to Airbus Defence & Space (Direct Aerial Targets unit). This launcher reflects of the company’s drive to expand its range of products for the global target drone market.
Kratos Gets $18.7M US Air Force Target Contract
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEi), has received a $18,674,455 million award for the Lot 12 option on the previously awarded Air Force Subscale Aerial Target (AFSAT) Lots 11-13 production contract. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $3.8 Million Order for US Army Targets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced today that its Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) Division’s Madison Research Corporation business unit has been awarded a $3.8 million task order under its TMO Aerial Target Support Prime Contract. Continue reading
India’s Lakshya Target Test Flights Susccesful
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) jointly flight-tested the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Lakshya from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast last Friday.
QF-4 Target Drone Last Flight
The mission for the QF-4 targeting drone is over, with the last of the converted F-4 Phantom IIs destroyed over the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
US Air Force Orders 25 More QF-16s
The US Air Force issued Boeing an order for 25 converted QF-16 full-scale aerial target drones under a $28.5 million contract option, the Pentagon announced. Continue reading