The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia has recently signed a framework agreement whereby the Spanish company SCR will supply aerial targets and provide services with them. Continue reading
Category Archives: Targets
US Air Force Target Drone Washed Ashore in Southern Florida
An Air Force target drone strayed far from home this week, washing up on the beach at Ocean Ridge Hammock Park in Boynton Beach, Fla., after a test run over the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading
Another Target Drone Washed up on the Indian Coast
An aerial target drone was found floating in the sea near the Koraikuppam fishing hamlet in Pulicat, Chennai India, on Saturday morning. Continue reading
Kratos Delivers 100th Production BQM-177A to Naval Air Systems Command
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has delivered the 100th production BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT), nearing completion of its third and final Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract. Continue reading
Kratos Acquires UAS Engineering Co. 5-D Systems
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has acquired 5-D Systems, Inc., a CMMI Level 3 Systems and Software Engineering company with facilities in the Austin, Texas area and in Huntsville, Alabama. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $57M Supersonic Target Drone Order from US Navy
Aerial target experts at the Northrop Grumman Space Systems segment (formerly Orbital ATK) in Chandler, Arizona, are building supersonic target drones for the U.S. Navy and Army to help hone missile-defense skills — particularly against hypersonic weapons. Continue reading
Russia Develops New Rotary-Wing Target Drone
JSC CSTS Dinamika, part of Technodinamika Group, has successfully passed the state trials of the latest target simulator with a rotary-wing target drone system. Continue reading
5GEN Aerial Target Drone Ready for First Flight
The Fifth Generation Aerial Target will take its first flight later this month at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, following nearly flawless completion of ground-based testing in September. Continue reading