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Kratos Adapting MQM-178 Firejet for Use by Taiwan

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Kratos Adapting MQM-178 Firejet for Use by Taiwan
Pictured is the Kratos MQM-178 Firejet which has served as a jet target aircraft system, supporting surface-to-air and air-to-air engagements, and which has flown with Shield AI software. The MQM-178 now may see a new role as an attack drone, once modified to become the Mighty Hornet IV (Shield AI Photo)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIS) are collaborating on the Mighty Hornet IV attack drone, "a revolutionary transformation of the [Kratos] MQM-178 target drone," Kratos said on Wednesday. Kratos and NCSIST are to show a model of the drone at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition this week. "NCSIST's collaboration with Kratos, which includes an agreement for Kratos to market the Mighty Hornet IV…

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