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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Video footage shared on the official Telegram channel of Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian-backed Donetsk People’s Republic, shows a grey Banshee Jet-80+ drone grounded with its nose lying in ...