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.

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.