manned aerial target operations

Aerial Productions International, Inc. operates the SMART-1 (Small Manned Aerial Radar Target, Model 1), a tiny manned jet aircraft used as a cruise missile surrogate and aerial radar target. The low radar cross section, manned feature, dependability and economy make the aircraft a threat representative and support system for new system research, design and development, major exercise threat display activities, and homeland defense development, testing and training efforts.

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homeland defense testing and trainingTest and Evaluation supportthreat display activities