A contract for 10 drones is the first for the Mirach 100/5 V2, which features new engines, advanced new avionics and enhanced reliability. The Mirach 100/5 V2 will accurately simulate hostile aircraft and incoming missiles during training exercises, allowing Armed Forces to train with radars and weapon systems in realistic scenarios. Continue reading
Category Archives: Targets
Kratos Gets $50M Contract for 65 Production BQM-177A Aerial Target Drones from US Navy
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that, following the Government announcement, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS) has been awarded a $50,917,490 contract modification (P00007) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001920C0075). Continue reading
Kratos Gets $4M Target Contract from International Customer
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Kratos Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) has recently received a $4.1 million contract award from an international customer for high performance, unmanned aerial target drone system aircraft and related services. Continue reading
Dinamika VTOL Targets Used to Train Pantsir-S Crews
The drones of the JSC CSTS Technodinamika holding that were delivered in January 2021 played the role of targets for the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft gun-missile system as part of the Slavic Shield-2021 training of Russia and Serbia. Continue reading
SCR Converts Target Drone into UAV
Sistemas de Control Remoto (SCR) is to start selling a version of its SCRAB target drone converted into an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, which it presented at the International Defence and Security Fair (FEINDEF) being held in Madrid on 3–5 November. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $53M USAF Spares Contract
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, has been awarded a $53,003,839 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) for spares to previously awarded contract FA8678-21-D-0001. Continue reading
UK Royal Navy Experiments Launching Jet-Powered Drones from New Carriers
HMS Prince of Wales has launched drones from her flight deck as the Royal Navy begins exploring the use of crewless technology on the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. Continue reading
Indian Aerial Target Powered by Veronte Autopilot
Kadet Defence Systems is an aerospace and defence focused organization based in India. The company specializes in the design of unmanned aerial vehicles used as aerial targets. Kadet Defence Systems decided to partner with Embention, a supplier of target drone autopilots and critical systems for UAVs, in order to face the rapid increase in the UAV industry. Continue reading