Aerial Target Systems Ltd are market leaders in the design, manufacture and operation of low cost, remotely controlled target aircraft, including the ATS Gnat.
The brief when designing the Gnat was as follows:
Extremely low cost, Easy to fly, Highly visible, Wide speed range. Any in the field component change possible within three minutes.
All these were met, and indeed surpassed. Since its conception in 1990, over two thousand Gnats have been produced in the ATS UK based factory.
The Gnat is constructed from impact resistant fluted polypropylene and glass reinforced plastic (GRP). All components are produced utilising CNC machinery.
The Gnat target system is totally self contained in the ground support trailer. Up to 20 Gnat targets can be stored / transported in the trailer together with fuel, spares, control and starting equipment. The catapult launcher is mounted to the top of the trailer, thus making the entire system totally portable.
Full training is offered with
each system
