BAE Systems Taranis Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator Family
BAE Systems Taranis was a British unmanned combat-air-vehicle technology demonstrator programme developed with the UK Ministry of Defence and industrial partners. The low-observable autonomous aircraft first flew in 2013 to provide experimental evidence on stealth, autonomous mission systems, and unmanned combat-aircraft integration; it was a demonstrator rather than an operational aircraft family.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TaranisBAE TaranisTaranis UCAVSUAV(E)
- Family Name
- BAE Systems Taranis
- Full Name
- BAE Systems Taranis Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator Family
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- BAE Systems Taranis was a British unmanned combat-air-vehicle technology demonstrator programme developed with the UK Ministry of Defence and industrial partners. The low-observable autonomous aircraft first flew in 2013 to provide experimental evidence on stealth, autonomous mission systems, and unmanned combat-aircraft integration; it was a demonstrator rather than an operational aircraft family.
- First Flight Year
- 2,013
- Manufacturer
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/product/taranis
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:22:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:22:52 UTC