Aerial Targets
A world leader in delivering reliable, high-performance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Kratos suite of aerial targets offers the United States and its allies threat-representative systems to emulate existing and emerging threats, developed with an in-depth understanding of aerial target missions.
Full Scale Aerial Target
Remotely operated, recoverable, supersonic-capable aerial target designed to mimic threat-representative fighter aircraft for air-to-air pilot training and missile/weapons development. Kratos’ full-scale aerial targets are designed to ensure operational readiness and defense against significant current and emerging threats.
BQM-167
The BQM-167 target aircraft is a high-performance jet system optimized for threat aircraft replication but designed to represent either aircraft or missile threats, based on its basic aerodynamic performance; .91 Mach, 9g maneuvering, 50,000 foot ceiling, and 50 foot low-level flight. Augmentation includes radio frequency (RF) systems, infrared (IR) systems, traditional countermeasures, tow targets, and visual systems. Most impressively, the BQM-167 can carry substantial payload volume and weight while maintaining fighter-like performance at typical engagement altitudes.
BQM-177
The BQM-177 target aircraft is a high-performance jet system optimized for threat cruise missile replication but designed to represent either missiles or aircraft threats, based on its basic aerodynamic performance; .95 Mach, 9g maneuvering, 45,000 foot ceiling, and 6 foot low-level flight. Augmentation includes RF systems, IR systems, traditional countermeasures, tow targets, and visual systems. Most impressively, the BQM-177 can maneuver at high speed and g levels during a sea-skimming pass.
MQM-178 Firejet
The MQM-178 target aircraft is a high-performance jet system optimized for cost. This system provides either aircraft or missile threat replication, based on its basic aerodynamic performance; .69 Mach, 9-12g maneuvering, 35,000 foot ceiling, and 20 foot low-level flight. Augmentation includes RF systems, IR systems, traditional countermeasures, tow targets, and visual systems. The size, roughly 10 feet long with a 5.5-foot wingspan, and launch method, a pneumatic launcher, enable the system and operational costs to be very low relative to traditional jet target systems.
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