– QinetiQ Germany has demonstrated the first successful flight of a Rheinmetall Delta B15 target drone in Todendorf as part of the German Uncrewed Aerial Training Services (ATS). Continue reading
Category Archives: Targets
QinetiQ Wins $95M US Army Targets Contract
– QinetiQ has won an Aerial Target Systems (ATS-3) contract from the US Army. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has an estimated ceiling of $95 million and is the first time QinetiQ is entering the US market as a prime contractor of highly sophisticated aerial target systems. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $80M US Air Force Contract for 60 BQM-167A Target Aircraft Systems
– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that Kratos has received a $79,870,161.48 Firm Fixed Price delivery order for the Lot 20 procurement of 60 aircraft, mission kits, certain flight consumables, and technical data for the BQM-167A Air Force Subscale Aerial Target (AFSAT) under a five-year base contract. Continue reading
Chinese Target Drone Washed Up on Vietnam Beach
A Vietnamese fisherman, Tran Thanh, 65, made an unusual discovery on the coast of Tinh Ky Commune in Quang Ngai Province. While fishing, Thanh found an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) washed ashore, its body covered with foreign inscriptions. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $8M US Navy BQM-34S Subsonic Aerial Target Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, was awarded a $7,836,907 firm-fixed-price order (N0001923F0387) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0005). Continue reading
Hungary Develops Jet Drone to Strengthen Air Defenses
The development of military forces can only be successful if we build up the Hungarian defense industry, the Minister Commissioner for Defense Innovation stressed at the official presentation of the Hungarian-developed unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $95M US Army Target Systems Contract
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, was awarded a $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for fixed-wing, subscale, jet-propelled aerial, unmanned target systems. Continue reading
QinetiQ to Deliver Unique Banshee Jet 80+ Target System to US Army
QinetiQ is to provide the US Army’s Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO) with a uniquely developed version of its Banshee Jet 80+. Known as the MQM-185B, the target will help the US Army train for real-world scenarios by flying the hyper realistic threat targets. Continue reading