US-Taiwan Collab Turns Target Drone Into Mach-0.8 Attack UAV

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) and US-based Kratos have teamed up on the Mighty Hornet IV, a high-speed attack drone born from the MQM-178 Firejet target platform.

The reworked airframe pushes up to Mach 0.8 (980 kilometers/610 miles per hour), pulls high-G maneuvers, and climbs beyond 35,000 feet (10,670 meters).

The transformation marks a major step in converting a proven target drone into an operational attack system.

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