Expendable Target Airframes
Replaceable target aircraft intended to reduce the cost of repeated range exercises.
Parallax Aerofold Series is a planned family of inexpensive, expendable small UAS target drones for authorized military, law enforcement, and public-safety training environments.
The aim is to make target aircraft inexpensive enough for repeated training and replacement.
Target-only
Low-cost airframes
Supervised range use
Scoped customer conversations
Range-Supervised Training
For authorized ranges with trained staff and established operating procedures.
Kinetic Training Support
Moving aerial targets for authorized teams practicing recognition and response under range supervision.
Development Stage
Aerofold is a concept-stage target-aircraft project. Contact Parallax for current development status and evaluation options.
01 — The Training Gap
Lower-cost aircraft for repeated range training.
Aerial targets give authorized training teams a moving aircraft to identify and track.
AeroFold development focuses on reducing the cost of the aircraft lost during an exercise.
02 — Airframe Direction
Designing for replacement and repair.
Material cost, recognizable aircraft shapes and replaceable parts guide the design.
03 — The Product Direction
What the target-aircraft project is intended to provide.
Aerofold development focuses on aircraft that can be replaced or repaired after an exercise. The goal is to make repeated use affordable for authorized training organizations.
- Designed as target aircraft for lawful, authorized training use.
- Focused on reps for detection, tracking, engagement timing, and after-action review.
- Built around cost discipline, repairability, and fast replacement rather than premium sensor payloads.
- Positioned for military, law enforcement, public safety, and training-provider conversations.
04 — Use Cases
Purpose-built for target engagements.
AeroFold is a target-aircraft project for authorized, supervised training.
Military Ranges
Low-cost target drones for authorized range events, familiarization lanes, and ground-force aerial engagement reps.
Law Enforcement Training
Supervised small-UAS target exposure for agencies building response posture around events, infrastructure, and public safety.
Public Safety Teams
Practical training targets for organizations that need to recognize and respond to hostile or negligent drone activity.
Training Providers
Partner conversations for organizations running lawful, supervised drone familiarization or counter-sUAS awareness events.
05 — Training Loop
More targets in the air. More useful reps on the range.
Repeated exercises give teams more opportunities to observe moving aircraft and review their decisions afterward.
For authorized, supervised range training
Target drones only. Supervised training only.
Aerofold is framed for lawful, supervised training where authorized personnel engage target aircraft under range, agency, or customer safety procedures. It is not presented as a payload platform, surveillance aircraft, autonomous offensive system, or unsupervised public-use drone.
The training site, intended aircraft use and range procedures must be agreed before an evaluation.
06 — Development Priorities
Planning an aerial-target exercise?
07 — Next Step
Discuss target-drone training needs with Parallax.
Tell us about your range, training objectives, and target requirements. We will discuss the aircraft and evaluation options.