MQR-13 BMTS

MQR-13 BMTS
TypeTarget drone
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1966–1968
Used byUnited States Army
Production history
ManufacturerU.S. Army Missile Command
Specifications (Configuration I, Version I)
Mass1,650 pounds (750 kg)
Length25.9 ft (7.89 m)
Diameter16.5 inches (420 mm)
Wingspan5.1 ft (1.54 m)

Engine1st stage, Allegheny M5; 55,000 lbf (246 kN)
2nd stage, Thiokol TE 307; 4,700 lbf (21.1 kN)
PropellantSolid fuel
Operational
range
202 mi (325 km)
Flight ceiling81 mi (130 km)
Maximum speed 6,000 feet per second (1,800 m/s)

The XMQR-13A Ballistic Missile Target System (BMTS) was an unguided target rocket developed by the United States Army during the 1960s, intended for use in the development of missile defense systems. Utilising off-the-shelf parts in four different configurations, the BMTS was utilised in a series of launches in the late 1960s supporting tests of several missile systems.