British Taranis Stealth UCAV is Expanding Flight Envelope over Australia
A side view of the Taranis UCAV in flight. Photo: BAE Systems/MOD
The serrated contour of the weapon’s bay is clearly seen in this photo, where the stealthy Taranis shows its belly and underwing area on a banking turn. Photo: BAE Systems, UK MOD.
Taranis awaiting takeoff at Woomera Test Range, South Australia. Photo: BAE Systems/UK MOD
Taranis is towed to the ground preparation position before flight. Photo: UK MOD/BAE Systems
Taranis on the runway. Photo: BAE Systems/UK MOD
Last week the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and BAE Systems confirmed that the Taranis stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator surpassed all expectations during its first flight trials last year. Since the first flight, conducted August 10th, 2013 the UCAV has been expanding the flight envelope in preparation for the follow-on operational demonstration phase.
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