QinetiQ Target Systems Canada

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · defence applications

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · core features

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · technicaldomainslugs

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · technicaldomainslugs

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · technical tags

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · defence applications

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · technical tags

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · defence applications

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · technical tags

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · technology readiness level

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · core features

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · name

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · technical tags

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · commercial availability

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · capability type

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · technical tags

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · summary

The Banshee Jet 80+ page describes twin-jet aerial targets with CASPA avionics, GPS guidance, digital telemetry, parachute recovery and land or sea operation, with configurable radar and infrared signatures. Specifications belong to that variant, not every Banshee.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · maturity

QinetiQ announced production of its 10,000th Banshee in May 2025 and locates this manufacturing in southeast England. The family includes Whirlwind, Jet 40+ and Jet 80+ variants; the Medicine Hat operating role does not establish Canadian manufacture of all variants.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · summary

QinetiQ announced production of its 10,000th Banshee in May 2025 and locates this manufacturing in southeast England. The family includes Whirlwind, Jet 40+ and Jet 80+ variants; the Medicine Hat operating role does not establish Canadian manufacture of all variants.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · core features

QinetiQ announced production of its 10,000th Banshee in May 2025 and locates this manufacturing in southeast England. The family includes Whirlwind, Jet 40+ and Jet 80+ variants; the Medicine Hat operating role does not establish Canadian manufacture of all variants.

Supports: Threat-representation target systems · summary

QinetiQ announced production of its 10,000th Banshee in May 2025 and locates this manufacturing in southeast England. The family includes Whirlwind, Jet 40+ and Jet 80+ variants; the Medicine Hat operating role does not establish Canadian manufacture of all variants.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · add child

CanadaBuys identifies QTS as a Canadian aerial-target equipment and services provider and documents Banshee use across a broad set of ground-based and naval air-defence systems.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations

CanadaBuys identifies QTS as a Canadian aerial-target equipment and services provider and documents Banshee use across a broad set of ground-based and naval air-defence systems.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Low-cost drone laser ranging for indirect fire

CanadaBuys identifies QTS as a Canadian aerial-target equipment and services provider and documents Banshee use across a broad set of ground-based and naval air-defence systems.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Sovereign defence capability areas

CanadaBuys identifies QTS as a Canadian aerial-target equipment and services provider and documents Banshee use across a broad set of ground-based and naval air-defence systems.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Defending against air and missile attacks

CanadaBuys identifies QTS as a Canadian aerial-target equipment and services provider and documents Banshee use across a broad set of ground-based and naval air-defence systems.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems · add child

The Banshee Jet 80 official page documents twin turbine propulsion, land and sea launch, use with surface-to-air and air-to-air weapon systems, modular target enhancement and realistic infrared signatures.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations

The Banshee Jet 80 official page documents twin turbine propulsion, land and sea launch, use with surface-to-air and air-to-air weapon systems, modular target enhancement and realistic infrared signatures.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Low-cost drone laser ranging for indirect fire

The Banshee Jet 80 official page documents twin turbine propulsion, land and sea launch, use with surface-to-air and air-to-air weapon systems, modular target enhancement and realistic infrared signatures.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Sovereign defence capability areas

The Banshee Jet 80 official page documents twin turbine propulsion, land and sea launch, use with surface-to-air and air-to-air weapon systems, modular target enhancement and realistic infrared signatures.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Defending against air and missile attacks

The Banshee Jet 80 official page documents twin turbine propulsion, land and sea launch, use with surface-to-air and air-to-air weapon systems, modular target enhancement and realistic infrared signatures.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations

Source location: Public summary - priority area 1

Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Defending against air and missile attacks

Source location: Public summary - priority area 2

Defending against air and missile attacks

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems → Defending against air and missile attacks

Source location: Public summary - priority area 2

Defending against air and missile attacks

Supports: Threat-representation target systems → Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations

Source location: Public summary - priority area 1

Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Low-cost drone laser ranging for indirect fire

The article says proposed solutions are intended to improve battlefield awareness, decision making, soldier survivability, sensor-to-shooter integration, and resilience in harsh environmental conditions.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Low-cost drone laser ranging for indirect fire

The official article explains that affordable small uncrewed aircraft often lack the geolocation accuracy needed for effective sensor-to-shooter integration and indirect-fire coordination.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Sovereign defence capability areas

Reviewer synthesis of the public end state: Canada can build, sustain or control priority aerospace, ammunition, digital, in-service support, sensor, space, specialized manufacturing, training and uncrewed capabilities through domestic strength, trusted partnerships and sovereign access.

Supports: Banshee Aerial Target Systems → Sovereign defence capability areas

Canada needs secure strategic autonomy and reliable access to capabilities that are critical to defending its sovereignty and meeting allied commitments, while reducing exposure to foreign supply-chain and intellectual-property dependencies.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems → Sovereign defence capability areas

Reviewer synthesis of the public end state: Canada can build, sustain or control priority aerospace, ammunition, digital, in-service support, sensor, space, specialized manufacturing, training and uncrewed capabilities through domestic strength, trusted partnerships and sovereign access.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems → Sovereign defence capability areas

Canada needs secure strategic autonomy and reliable access to capabilities that are critical to defending its sovereignty and meeting allied commitments, while reducing exposure to foreign supply-chain and intellectual-property dependencies.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · technicaldomainslugs

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · technical tags

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · technology readiness level

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · defence applications

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · add child

QinetiQ's official surface-target portfolio describes Hammerhead, Barracuda, Sprite II and tow targets for naval live-fire readiness, fast-attack-craft and piracy scenarios, including simultaneous control of up to 40 targets.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · defence applications

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · defence applications

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · core features

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · commercial availability

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · summary

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · technical tags

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · technical tags

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · technical tags

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · core features

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · capability type

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · technicaldomainslugs

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · name

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · technical tags

QinetiQ offers Hammerhead MkII and Barracuda uncrewed surface targets and complementary towed targets for naval training and system evaluation; the family architecture supports control of up to 40 targets simultaneously.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems → Sovereign defence capability areas

QinetiQ's official surface-target portfolio describes Hammerhead, Barracuda, Sprite II and tow targets for naval live-fire readiness, fast-attack-craft and piracy scenarios, including simultaneous control of up to 40 targets.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems → Defending against air and missile attacks

QinetiQ's official surface-target portfolio describes Hammerhead, Barracuda, Sprite II and tow targets for naval live-fire readiness, fast-attack-craft and piracy scenarios, including simultaneous control of up to 40 targets.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems · add child

The Hammerhead MkII product page supports line-of-sight and over-the-horizon control, 35-knot operation in Sea State 3, payload customization and swarm threat representation.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems → Sovereign defence capability areas

The Hammerhead MkII product page supports line-of-sight and over-the-horizon control, 35-knot operation in Sea State 3, payload customization and swarm threat representation.

Supports: Hammerhead and Barracuda Naval Target Systems → Defending against air and missile attacks

The Hammerhead MkII product page supports line-of-sight and over-the-horizon control, 35-knot operation in Sea State 3, payload customization and swarm threat representation.