Boresight has unveiled its new BQ-750 Block 2 aerial target drone, offering greater endurance, payload capacity and interoperability to support increasingly complex defence training.
Boresight has expanded its aerial target drone portfolio with the launch of the BQ-750 Block 2, a larger and more capable platform designed to meet the evolving requirements of counter-drone training.
Building on the commercial success of its BQ-400 target drone, the Australian defence company says the new platform delivers increased speed, endurance and payload capacity, enabling customers to replicate more complex real-world threat scenarios.
The BQ-750 Block 2 can carry a range of payloads, including dropper mechanisms, shot detection units and electronic warfare packages, allowing defence forces to adapt training exercises as aerial threats continue to evolve.
Boresight managing director and chief executive officer Justin Olde said the new drone reflected the company’s commitment to responding to changing operational requirements.
“We understand the aerial-target drone market will evolve and we have to respond to it. The BQ-750 Block 2 is a clear example of our ability to interpret that evolving market and develop a product that meets client demands. By creating a target-drone with increased flight time, increased range and useful payload capacity, the BQ-750 will help customers continue to develop their training scenarios to reflect the real world threats they are facing.
“Another intentional design feature is that the BQ-750 integrates with the same Ground Control Station as Boresight’s highly successful BQ-400 aerial target drone. This makes it very easy for customers to use as they can add the drone to their training rotation and secondly, allowing for swarming with a mixture of BQ-400 and BQ-750 aerial target-drones. One system with multiple drones of various models means more effective and efficient training for customers. We are creating an ecosystem that allows for easily, repeatable, cost effective counter drone training.”
The BQ-750 Block 2 has been developed using Boresight’s proprietary Ground Control System architecture, allowing it to integrate seamlessly into existing customer training programs. Operators already familiar with the company’s systems can introduce the new platform without requiring additional control infrastructure.
Boresight has also leveraged its experience producing more than 5,000 target drones worldwide, applying its established 3D printing manufacturing process alongside in-house developed flight control hardware to produce what it describes as a highly cost-effective platform.
The company provides an integrated aerial target drone ecosystem designed to support realistic counter-uncrewed aircraft system training and testing. Its offering combines attritable aerial target drones, mission planning software and scalable ground control systems to help defence forces improve operational readiness.
Its product range includes both quadrotor and fixed-wing aerial targets capable of replicating evolving drone threats while reducing the need to risk high-value intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets during training.
With operations across Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, Boresight supports defence customers globally through integrated engineering, manufacturing and scalable training solutions.
