The Banshee Jet 80+ unmanned aerial target can be used to train defense forces. The drone is also equipped with eight smoke tracking flares, 16 infrared tracking flares, a black-body infrared source, an identification friend or foe transponder, and a radar altimeter. Air Force describes as the longest known air-to-air missile shot to date. An F-15C Eagle fighter jet destroyed a target drone last month in what the U.S. The Banshee represents threats posed by enemy drones, aircraft, and other aerial weapons and is used to test air-to-air missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and cannon systems. The AIM-120 AMRAAM blasted a BQM-167 drone out of the sky at an unprecedented distance. It has an operating range of 100 kilometers (62 miles) and an endurance of 45 minutes. According to the company, the AB5 is 'the world’s smallest and most.

The Banshee Jet 80+ features a twin-jet engine and flies at a maximum speed of 648 kilometers (402 miles) per hour. Northrop Grumman and EpiSci to Collaborate on Advanced Autonomy Capabilities Northrop Grumman to Design Autonomous Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft for. Dallas, Texas-based FusionFlight has applied that sort of thinking to quadcopter-style drones, resulting in the AB5 JetQuad. The firm has not disclosed the precise date of delivery, but the aerial targets will begin being used in the summer of 2023. Find Target Drone manufacturers, including Unmanned Naval Targets, marine and military single-use drones UAV, UGV, UUV. The company states that the contract is the “result of more than 20 years of successfully delivering maritime uncrewed target services.” The deal will also see the Farnborough-based firm set the program for Japan’s aerial target anti-aircraft firing training.Īccording to QinetiQ, this is the first time it has sold aerial targets to the Asian nation. British defense technology firm QinetiQ has been contracted to provide Banshee Jet 80+ unmanned aerial targets to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.Īs part of the agreement, the company will deliver an undisclosed number of Banshee targets and provide logistics support, spare parts, and other necessary services to operate the platforms.

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