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Revision as of 05:53, 3 January 2014
Ryan Firebee missile, used as a target drone.
A target drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle, generally remote controlled, usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews.[1]
In their simplest form, target drones often resemble radio-controlled model aircraft. More modern drones may use countermeasures, radar, and similar systems to mimic real aircraft.[2]
More advanced drones are made from large, old anti-ship missiles which had their warheads removed.
Obsolete jet and propeller-powered aircraft (such as the Fairey Firefly, Gloster Meteor and de Havilland Sea Vixen used at RAE Llanbedr between the 1950s and 1990s) have also been modified into remote controlled drones, but such modifications are costly.
List of target drones
See also: List of unmanned aerial vehicles
- This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
- Airspeed Queen Wasp
- BQM-74 Chukar
- Curtiss Queen Seamew
- de Havilland Queen Bee
- DRDO Lakshya
- Fairey Queen
- GAF Jindivik
- Miles Queen Martinet
- Ryan Firebee
See also
- Target tug, the towed variant
- Powered seaborne target, the naval counterpart
References
- ↑ "Avonds Scale Jets - Target Drones". Avonds.com. http://www.avonds.com/Target%20Drones.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ↑ "Target Drones". Vector Site. http://www.vectorsite.net/twuav_02.html. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
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