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Banshee has been deployed in over 40 Countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Banshee|url=http://www.meggitttrainingsystems.com/main.php?id=46|access-date=7 Jan 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065944/http://www.meggitttrainingsystems.com/main.php?id=46|archive-date=2011-07-14}}</ref> It has been tested against [[Blowpipe (missile)|Blowpipe]], [[MIM-72 Chaparral|Chaparral]], [[Crotale missile|Crotale]], [[Javelin (surface-to-air missile)|Javelin]], [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx]], [[Rapier (missile)|Rapier]], [[Hisar (missile family)|Hisar]] (including Hisar O+ and Siper), [[Sea Sparrow]], [[QRSAM]], [[Akash (missile)|Akash SAM]] (including [[Akash-NG]]) and [[Barak 8 (missile)|Barak 8 SAM]] systems.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee|url=http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicles-and-Targets/Meggitt-BTT-3-Banshee-United-Kingdom.html|access-date=7 Jan 2011}}</ref> |
Banshee has been deployed in over 40 Countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Banshee|url=http://www.meggitttrainingsystems.com/main.php?id=46|access-date=7 Jan 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714065944/http://www.meggitttrainingsystems.com/main.php?id=46|archive-date=2011-07-14}}</ref> It has been tested against [[Blowpipe (missile)|Blowpipe]], [[MIM-72 Chaparral|Chaparral]], [[Crotale missile|Crotale]], [[Javelin (surface-to-air missile)|Javelin]], [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx]], [[Rapier (missile)|Rapier]], [[Hisar (missile family)|Hisar]] (including Hisar O+ and Siper), [[Sea Sparrow]], [[QRSAM]], [[Akash (missile)|Akash SAM]] (including [[Akash-NG]]) and [[Barak 8 (missile)|Barak 8 SAM]] systems.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee|url=http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicles-and-Targets/Meggitt-BTT-3-Banshee-United-Kingdom.html|access-date=7 Jan 2011}}</ref> |
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===Russo-Ukrainian War=== |
===Russo-Ukrainian War=== |
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In May 2023, the UK reportedly supplied Ukraine with Banshees which had been modified as [[Loitering munition|kamikaze drones]].<ref>{{cite news |title=UK to provide Ukraine with long-range kamikaze drones |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/uk-to-provide-ukraine-with-long-range-kamikaze-drones/ |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=Militarnyi |date=15 May 2023}}</ref> The remains of a Banshee were discovered, equipped with a 7 kg warhead, by Russians in [[Donetsk]] in February 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russians discovered the remains of a kamikaze drone similar to the British Banshee |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russians-discovered-the-remains-of-a-kamikaze-drone-similar-to-the-british-banshee/ |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=Militarynyi |date=19 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=First Sighting Of British Banshee Jet-Powered Drone In Ukraine |url=http://www.hisutton.com/Ukraine-Banshee-Drone.html |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=Covert Shores |date=19 February 2024}}</ref>The drone is either a Meggitt Banshee drone or a copy of one. Jet powered, it has a 7 kg explosive warhead and a range of 100 kilometres or 62 miles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twz.com/news-features/british-target-drones-appear-to-have-been-turned-into-strike-weapons-in-ukraine |title=British Target Drones Appear To Have Been Turned Into Strike Weapons In Ukraine |publisher=TWZ |author=THOMAS NEWDICK |date=2024-09-19 |access-date=2024-02-20 |language=en }}</ref> |
In May 2023, the UK reportedly supplied Ukraine with Banshees which had been modified as [[Loitering munition|kamikaze drones]].<ref>{{cite news |title=UK to provide Ukraine with long-range kamikaze drones |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/uk-to-provide-ukraine-with-long-range-kamikaze-drones/ |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=Militarnyi |date=15 May 2023}}</ref> The remains of a Banshee were discovered, equipped with a 7 kg warhead, by Russians in [[Donetsk]] in February 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russians discovered the remains of a kamikaze drone similar to the British Banshee |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russians-discovered-the-remains-of-a-kamikaze-drone-similar-to-the-british-banshee/ |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=Militarynyi |date=19 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=First Sighting Of British Banshee Jet-Powered Drone In Ukraine |url=http://www.hisutton.com/Ukraine-Banshee-Drone.html |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=Covert Shores |date=19 February 2024}}</ref> The drone is either a Meggitt Banshee drone or a copy of one. Jet powered, it has a 7 kg explosive warhead and a range of 100 kilometres or 62 miles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twz.com/news-features/british-target-drones-appear-to-have-been-turned-into-strike-weapons-in-ukraine |title=British Target Drones Appear To Have Been Turned Into Strike Weapons In Ukraine |publisher=TWZ |author=THOMAS NEWDICK |date=2024-09-19 |access-date=2024-02-20 |language=en }}</ref> |
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==Operators== |
==Operators== |
Revision as of 16:20, 7 April 2024
BTT3 Banshee | |
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A Banshee onboard HMS Prince of Wales | |
Role | Target Drone |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Meggitt Defence Systems |
First flight | 1983 |
Introduction | 1984 |
Status | In service |
Primary user | Worldwide |
Number built | Over 8000[1] |
Developed into | SAGEM Crecerelle |
The BTT3 Banshee, formerly the Target Technology Banshee & Meggitt Banshee, is a British target drone developed in the 1980s for air defence systems training.
Design and development
The Banshee was developed by Target Technology Ltd.[2] The company had been specialising in lightweight engines for drones and had developed its own design in 1983.[3]
Banshee is built mostly out of composite material (Kevlar and glass-reinforced plastic) with a tailless delta wing planform. The first models used a 26 hp 342 cc Normalair-Garrett two-cylinder two-stroke driving a pusher propeller. Performance was 35 to 185 knots (65 to 343 km/h; 40 to 213 mph) with an endurance from one to three hours. Flight control is by two elevons.
Later models used Norton P73 wankel engines[4][5]
Operational history
Banshee entered service with the British Army in the mid-1980s as an aerial target for the Short Blowpipe and Javelin shoulder-launched missiles.[6]
Banshee has been deployed in over 40 Countries.[7] It has been tested against Blowpipe, Chaparral, Crotale, Javelin, Phalanx, Rapier, Hisar (including Hisar O+ and Siper), Sea Sparrow, QRSAM, Akash SAM (including Akash-NG) and Barak 8 SAM systems.[8]
Russo-Ukrainian War
In May 2023, the UK reportedly supplied Ukraine with Banshees which had been modified as kamikaze drones.[9] The remains of a Banshee were discovered, equipped with a 7 kg warhead, by Russians in Donetsk in February 2024.[10][11] The drone is either a Meggitt Banshee drone or a copy of one. Jet powered, it has a 7 kg explosive warhead and a range of 100 kilometres or 62 miles.[12]
Operators
- Brunei Darussalam
- Brazil
- Denmark Operated by the Inter Service Drone Section
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Italy
- India
- Norway
- Oman
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- Ukraine
Variants
- Banshee 300 - (1988)
- Banshee 400 - Reconnaissance (2001)
- Banshee 500 - First model to include all epoxy based composite construction
- Banshee 600 - Evolution of the 500 variant
- Banshee Jet 40 - Single turbine
- Banshee Jet 80 - Twin turbine
- Banshee Whirlwind
Specifications Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee
Data from Meggitt
General characteristics
- Crew: None
- Length: 2.84 m (9 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)
- Height: 0.86 m (2 ft 10 in)
- Empty weight: 39 kg (85 lb)
- Gross weight: 73 kg (160 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Norton P73 Wankel rotary engine, 28 kW (38 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
- Endurance: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
On Display
- Serial 1364 - Science Museum, London[13]
- Serial 3088 - City of Norwich Aviation Museum[14]
See also
Related development
References
- ^ "Banshee". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Target Drones". Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ New UK target RPV in pdfarchive at flightglobal.com
- ^ "air miles | air force | british airways | 1988 | 1940 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
- ^ UK funding for rotary engine in pdfarchive at flightglobal.com
- ^ "1986 | 1877 | Flight Archive". www.flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Banshee". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Meggitt BTT-3 Banshee". Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "UK to provide Ukraine with long-range kamikaze drones". Militarnyi. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Russians discovered the remains of a kamikaze drone similar to the British Banshee". Militarynyi. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "First Sighting Of British Banshee Jet-Powered Drone In Ukraine". Covert Shores. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ THOMAS NEWDICK (19 September 2024). "British Target Drones Appear To Have Been Turned Into Strike Weapons In Ukraine". TWZ. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Ellis, Ken (2016). Wrecks & Relics (25th ed.). Crecy. p. 162. ISBN 978-191080-9037.
- ^ "CNAM - Banshee 300, 3088". www.cnam.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.