Target drones you can afford to lose and rebuild.

The target problem

Counter-UAS sensors and effectors need real small drones in the air, flown by real pilots, and a good share of them do not come back. Ranges we have talked to lose more than half their targets in a year. Every lost aircraft is either a line on a purchase order or a reason the next test slips.

Foreign-built consumer drones used to fill the gap. Since December 2025 the FCC Covered List blocks new authorizations for foreign-produced drones, and federal money has not been able to buy them since. A US-built, Group 1 airframe at consumer-drone prices is the replacement.

Why a repairable trainer makes a good target

• Airframe-only pricing. $1,799 per aircraft. Fly your own controllers and video.
• Three-minute arm swap. Arms take most of the damage. Each one detaches and swaps with hand tools.
• Print your spares. Frame parts are 3D printed in ABS. A range with a printer keeps flying between orders.
• Purchase-card sized. Four airframes stay under the $10,000 federal micro-purchase threshold, so replacement batches, as targets are consumed, can go on a card. A large initial fleet is a normal purchase above it.
• Built in Tulsa. No Section 889 covered components, so it can fly where foreign aircraft cannot.

What a season costs

An example for a range that flies twenty targets and expects to lose about sixty percent of them over a year. Replace the assumptions with your own loss rate.

Recovered airframes lower the replacement line. A target that loses an arm and lands is back in service the same afternoon.

Kinetic training, and who may do it

Units and agencies authorized to destroy drones also train to defeat them with shotguns. The Corvin serves that as the target that comes back as parts; the counter-drone shotgun training page prices a fleet per session. Shooting at any aircraft without an authorization is a federal felony, and the law page explains who holds one. We do not sell targets to civilian ranges for shooting.

Limits, stated plainly

The Corvin presents a 5-inch class quadcopter profile: up to 22 minutes of flight and up to 1.5 pounds of payload. It does not present a fixed-wing or a Group 2 profile. Operations beyond visual line of sight need FAA authorization, or a range with its own airspace.

Questions buyers ask

Can we buy airframes only, without the ground kit?

Yes. The Corvin airframe alone is $1,799. Controllers and monitors are sold separately, so a range that already owns ground equipment pays for aircraft only.

What does a batch of twenty targets cost?

Twenty airframes at $1,799 come to $35,980. A batch of four stays under the $10,000 federal micro-purchase threshold; a twenty-aircraft requirement is one purchase above it, and federal rules do not allow splitting a single requirement to stay under a threshold.

How much of a damaged target can be recovered?

Arms detach and swap in about three minutes. Structural parts are 3D printable in ABS. Electronics that survive a hit move to a fresh frame. Many targets come back as parts rather than losses.

Is the airframe US-made?

Every Corvin is designed and built in Tulsa, Oklahoma, without Section 889 covered components. That matters on federal ranges where foreign aircraft cannot fly.

Can you match a specific threat profile?

This is a 5-inch class, 22-minute, 1.5-pound-payload quadcopter. If you need a larger or longer-range profile, say so in the briefing request. We will tell you plainly whether a Spector or Ranger fits when they ship.