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
Category Archives: Targets
Taiwan Target Drone Found Beached in Japan
Taiwan’s military research institute, National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has verified that a drone found on Taketomi Island, Okinawa, is one of its own. Continue reading
Indian Fishermen Net a ‘Banshee’ Target Drone
A group of fishermen of Talapada, a nondescript village in Balasore district, were in for a pleasant surprise after netting a prized catch, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), about 20 km from the place. Continue reading
First QF-16 Aerial Target from Boeing’s Modification Line in Arizona
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
Northrop Grumman Gets $9M US Navy Target Drone Order
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
Canadian Navy Prepares for Unmanned Aircraft Threats
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
Griffon Aerospace Gets $50M US Army Order for Targets
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 Completes Engine Run Testing on 5GAT Drone
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