Targets
When fighter jets age, their commercial and military value depreciates. They can either be consigned to the scrap heap, sold to nations with limited military budgets, placed in museums, or... get blown up in new and exciting ways. The Defense Department has an entire programme devoted to blowing up old
Targets
A small target drone designed by a group of Air Force Academy cadets could become the Air Force’s newest unmanned aircraft. Its mission: become a target for F-22s and F-35s to shoot down during training. The Air Force is considering the small unmanned aircraft along with another
Testing
The Boeing QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target programme in August became the first target programme to conduct software tests in a systems integration lab (SIL) environment. The programme demonstrated key capabilities for the U.S. Air Force during a programme review and tour. Boeing supplier partner BAE Systems conducted
Accidents
Folks at two beaches in Wilmington, North Carolina, had quite a surprise one morning. They found what appear to be military target gliders on the beach. Jerry and Barbara Kennedy in Oak Island sent in two photos of the plane they ran across on the strand, which is larger than
Targets
Meggitt's venerable Banshee target drone is now available in a jet version which adds 80 knots to its top speed, up to 240 knots. Power is by a single JetCat motor, as used in radio controlled model aircraft and other applications including the jet-powered wearable wings developed
Targets
DRS Defense Solutions announced that it has been awarded a contract by Fleet & Industrial Supply (FISC) in Norfolk, Va., in support of the Joint Unmanned Aircraft System Center of Excellence (JUAS COE) at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. Under terms of the contract, the DRS Sentry UAS will be
Targets
Composite Engineering Inc. (CEi), announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with the Government of the Republic of Singapore. The contract was established to supply High Speed Aerial Target Drones to the Ministry of Defence of Singapore. In addition to delivering the BQM-167Xi target drones,
Testing
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation announced that it has conducted low-altitude trials (down to 82ft - 25m) with its Lakshya-2 unmanned aerial target. On a test conducted on 20 December 2010, it flew 5.4nm (10km) at an altitude of 82ft, with an average altitude deviation
Targets
Adcom Systems in the UAE has unveiled a new unmanned aerial target, known as the Yabhon-GRN. The design features a forward swept wing design and has a turbine engine fitted inside the rear fuselage and fed through a dorsal intake. The project took 5 years to develop and claims
Military
The US Army Aviation and Missile Command awarded Griffon Aerospace a five year contract for the production, maintenance, engineering and flight services for the Remotely Piloted Vehicle Target (RPVT) programme. The contract also provides for aerial target scoring systems and services at Department of Defense (DOD) ranges worldwide. As the