Aerial Targets

Airborne Systems has been a supplier of parachute recovery systems for aerial targets for many decades, including the original equipment designer for the MQM-107 aerial target. Airborne Systems is the designer and sole source supplier for the Composite Engineering Inc. BQM-167A Air Force Subscale Aerial Target (AFSAT). This system comprises a 9.85 ft conical ribbon drogue parachute and a 62.2 ft polyconical main parachute, and the system is configured to remain as a single element to aid in water recovery and to allow re-use of all significant components. The water recovery system includes an Airborne Systems designed and built parachute flotation system.

As well as supporting legacy systems like the MQM-107, Airborne Systems is working with Composite Engineering to provide reliable parachute recovery systems for the next generation of targets for the US Navy, US Army and overseas applications.

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