A list of puns related to "Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle"
Taranis has been in development for over two decades, having been first flown in 2013, and several iterations of similar technology already having been explored: Replica, Nightjar I, Nightjar II, Kestrel, Corax, Raven and HERTI. Some of those will continue to be developed, as may the Franco-British decision to allow parts of Taranis to be cannibalised into the EU's FCAS along with the Dassault nEUROn.
However, this IC-UCAV is a flight demonstrator in its own right, and, with a final phase of development, could be operational by 2030 if the end goal is pursued. Therefore, the consortium, which is led by BAE Systems, and also involves Rolls-Royce, GE Aviation Systems, QinetiQ and the Ministry of Defence (MoD), will begin the final phase of development. Included will be:
This additional Fourth-Phase investment of $600m is expected to bring about a combat-ready Taranis by 2030.
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