The Qinetiq Banshee Jet 80+ target drone has bowed out of Royal Navy service shortly after a live fire exercise where several were shot down by a Wildcat helicopter. The Banshee 80+ was officially ...

QinetiQ is to provide the US Army’s Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO) with a uniquely developed version of its Banshee Jet 80+. Known as the MQM-185B, the target will help the US Army train for ...

QinetiQ has secured a contract to provide a specially tailored version of its Banshee Jet 80+ aerial target to the US Army's Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO). The customised target, known as ...

Operation of the Banshee Jet 80+ for the JGSDF will begin in mid-2023. ‘This is the first time QinetiQ has sold aerial targets to Japan,’ the UK-based company noted in a 10 March announcement. QinetiQ ...

According to the manufacturer, the Banshee Jet 80+ is powered by twin 45 kg-thrust gas-turbine engines yielding a total of 90 kg static thrust, and is 2.85–2.95 m long, 0.78 m high with a 2.49 m ...

The Banshee 80+ was officially introduced to Royal Navy’s specialist drone unit 700X Naval Air Squadron (NAS) in 2023 to trial the operation of jet powered drones. 700X NAS’ prior experience ...