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{{Short description|1974 unmanned target-towing aerial vehicle}}
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 |name= MQM-107 Streaker
 |image= File:MQM107E.jpg
 |caption= MQM-107E in flight
}}{{Infobox Aircraft Type
 |type= Unmanned [[target drone]]
 |national origin= United States
 |manufacturer= [[Beechcraft]]
 |designer=
 |first flight= 1974<ref name="ds">MQM 107. [http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-107.html Designation Systems]. Accessed 29 October 2009.</ref>
 |introduced= 1984
 |retired=
 |status= Active service
 |produced= 1974–2003
 |primary user= [[United States Air Force]]
 |more users= [[United States Army]]
 |number built= 2,236<ref name="market">''MQM-107 Streaker'' (2008).<u>Forecast International</u>. [http://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/umv/mr0220.doc Accessed 29 October 2009]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>
 |developed from= 
 |variants with their own articles= [[HESA Karrar]]
}}
|}

The '''Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker''' is a  reusable, [[turbojet]] powered, [[target drone|target towing drone]] primarily used by the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Air Force]] for testing and training. The US Army uses the drone for testing various [[surface-to-air missile]] systems such as the [[FIM-92 Stinger]] and the [[MIM-104 Patriot]]. The US Air Force uses them in practice engagements for their [[air-to-air missiles]] like the [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] and the [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]].<ref>MQM-107 Product Page. [http://www.compositeeng.com/uav_MQM107.htm Composite Engineering Inc.]. Accessed 29 October 2009.</ref>

==Design and development==
The MQM-107 was originally developed by [[Beechcraft|Beech Aircraft]] for the [[United States Army Aviation and Missile Command]]'s 1972 Variable Speed Training Target (VSTT) requirement. It was announced as the winner in 1975, and the Army took delivery of the original model (the MQM-107A) until 1979.<ref name="ds"/> Over the next two decades, several updated variants of the Streaker were introduced with different engines and payloads.

The MQM-107 is designed as a high-subsonic target drone, featuring a slight sweep in the wings and a centerline mounted turbojet engine. The drone is launched from the ground with a rocket booster accelerating it until the jet engine takes over. It can be recovered by parachute and reused.

The Streaker is generally designed to operate as a tow vehicle for missile and gun targets. The aircraft can carry either radar or infrared tow targets for missile training, as well as a square banner with an enhanced radar signature for gunnery training. [[Flare (countermeasure)|Flare]] and/or [[Chaff (radar countermeasure)|chaff]] pods can be carried as well.<ref name="market"/>

==Operational history==
Production of the MQM-107 ended in 2003, and the current inventory is being phased out in favor of its replacement, the [[Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter|BQM-167 Skeeter]].

In 2012, it was reported that [[North Korea]] had acquired several MQM-107D aircraft second-hand from a [[Middle East]]ern country,<ref name="Nork"/> and the following year revealed an indigenous target drone type believed to be based on the Streaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/03/north-korea-shows-off-its-new/|title=North Korea shows off its new drone|last=Majumdar|first=Dave|date=March 22, 2013|work=[[Flightglobal]]|access-date=2014-02-18}}</ref>

==Variants==
[[File:MQM107EF16.jpg|thumb|An [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]] flying in formation with a MQM-107E.]]

;MQM-107A
*Original model, powered by a [[Teledyne CAE J402|Teledyne CAE J402-CA-700]] turbojet. The export version of this model was known as the '''Model 999''', with subdesignations A, D, E, and F for different countries.<ref name="market"/>

;MQM-107B
*This variant was introduced in 1982 with the more powerful [[Microturbo TRI 60|Microturbo TRI 60-2]] turbojet engine, and featured a larger fuselage with a higher payload capability.<ref name="ds"/> This model was exported under the '''Model 999''' name again, this time as either the B,L, or H as versions.<ref name="market"/>

;MQM-107C
*This variant essentially took the fuselage of the MQM-107B and used the engine from the "A" model. This model was built to exhaust the surplus of the J402-CA-700 engines.<ref name="ds"/><ref name="market"/>

;MQM-107D
*This variant was introduced in 1987 with another new engine, the J402-CA-702. In 1989 the engine was replaced with a newer version of Microturbo's [[Microturbo TRI 60|TRI 60]] engine, the TRI 60-5.<ref name="ds"/>

;MQM-107E
*This variant, first flown in 1992, was a more heavily redesigned model with modified wing and tail surfaces for higher maneuverability. It could utilize either the latest [[Teledyne CAE J402]] engine, or the same [[Microturbo TRI 60|TRI 60-5]] engine used in the "D" variant. The [[United States Army Aviation and Missile Command]] selected [[BAE Systems]] to build the "E" model over [[Raytheon]] (who had bought this part of Beech at this point).<ref name="ds"/><ref name="market"/>
*Australia has selected the MQM-107E to replace its [[GAF Jindivik]] target drones. It has been designated as the '''N28 Kalkara''' in this role.<ref name="market"/>

;Super-MQM
*This variant was an experimental Raytheon version of the MQM-107D with improved thrust and additional payload capabilities.

;Raider
*Beech proposed this variant of the MQM-107 at the [[Paris Air Show]] in 1985. This was to be a tactical [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] that utilized active and passive countermeasures and other decoys to confuse and distract enemies in a combat situation.<ref name="ds"/><ref name="market"/>

==Operators==
[[File:MQM-107 operators.png|thumb|400px|Map with former MQM-107 operators in red]]

===Former operators===
*{{AUS}} (N28 Kalkara AKA MQM-107E)
*{{EGY}} (999H, 999L)
*{{IRN}} (MQM-107A)
*{{JOR}} (MQM-107A)
*{{PRK}} (MQM-107D)<ref name="Nork">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/report-north-korea-using-old-us-made-drones/|title=Report: North Korea using old, US-made drones|date=February 5, 2012|publisher=Fox news|access-date=2014-02-18}}</ref>
*{{KOR}} (999D)
*{{SIN}}
*{{SWE}} (999A)
*{{TWN}} (999F)
*{{TUR}} (999L)
*{{UAE}} (999L)
*{{USA}} (All Variants)

==Specifications (MQM-107B)==
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units? = imp
|ref=<ref name="usaffact">MQM-107 Streaker. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150710090334/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=405 USAF Factsheet]. Accessed 28 October 2009.</ref>
|crew=0
|length ft=18
|length in=1
|length m=5.5 
|span ft=9
|span in=10
|span m=3 
|height ft=4
|height in=10
|height m=1.47 
|max takeoff weight lb=1464 
|max takeoff weight kg= 664 
|eng1 name=[[Microturbo TRI 60]]
|eng1 type=[[Turbojet]]
|eng1 number=1
|max speed mph= 575 
|max speed kmh=925 
|ceiling ft= 40,000 
|ceiling m= 12,192 
|armament=
}}

==See also==
{{aircontent
|see also=
|related=
|similar aircraft=
* [[Northrop BQM-74 Chukar]]
|lists=
}}

==References==
{{Commons category|MQM-107 Streaker}}
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[[Category:1970s United States special-purpose aircraft]]
[[Category:Target drones of the United States]]
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[[Category:Decoy missiles of the United States]]