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BAE Systems Taranis
Modern (1992–2009)
The BAE Systems Taranis is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator that was primarily developed and built by the British defence contractor BAE Systems Military Air & Information. Other contributing companies included Rolls-Royce, GE Aviation Systems, Smiths Aerospace, and QinetiQ. It is named after the Celtic god of thunder Taranis.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Modern (1992–2009)
- Engine
- 1× moderate by-pass ratio turbofan engine
- Thrust / Power
- 10,000 lbf
- Length (ft)
- 41
- Wingspan (ft)
- 33