All variants of Banshee aerial target, including the larger Jet 80+, are now qualified for operations at the range.

The aircraft carrier is testing the Banshee target drone as a training, testing and evaluation method for simulating airborne targets at sea ahead of the participation to Exercise Joint Warrior.

May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 Navy is looking to operate crewless technology from these new aircraft carriers in the future, and this was one of the first steps. The QinetiQ Banshee Jet 80+ drones are jet-powered ...

QinetiQ’s aerial target drone, the Banshee, was modified to be controlled by a piloted aircraft. QinetiQ has successfully tested the UK’s first crewed-uncrewed teaming (also known as manned-unmanned ...

The fixed-wing aircraft, which has been given the name QinetiQ Banshee Jet 80+, flew from the carrier’s flight deck. Flight Test Engineers and operators from QinetiQ, which owns and operates the ...

that could operate as an adjunct to manned combat aircraft. The Jackdaw UAS is derived from Qinetiq’s work on its Banshee target drone but is aimed at the expected market for so-called ...

Flying from Boscombe to the Hebrides, the aircraft soon gained control of the Banshee, with the drone receiving its orders from the aircraft before automatically conducting the mission assignment, ...