Equipment / Aircraft / Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter

Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter

UAV / Droneconfirmed

Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter

The Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter is a subscale aerial target (drone) developed and manufactured by Composite Engineering Inc. (acquired by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions) and operated by the United States Air Force and certain international customer air forces (designation BQM-167i). It replaced the Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker.

Specifications

TypeUAV / Drone
ManufacturerComposite Engineering Inc., Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
StatusIn service
Speed1,111 km/h
Ceiling15,000 m
Weight0.9 t
Length6.1 m
Wingspan3.2 m

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
United States37confirmed
Sweden—

Text adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo from Wikimedia Commons; see the Wikipedia article for author and license.

Related