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Taranis: further details on the English stealth UAV aircraft, revealed at Farnborough

Farnborough, UK - An unmanned invisible jetfighter: is this the end of RAF heroes' era?

After a prototype of the unmanned combat aircraft of the future was unveiled by the UK Ministry of Defence at BAE Systems’ Warton facility on 12 July, Taranis now makes its showacase at Farnborough 2010. Even if only with a few more details than its last appearance. “Named after the Celtic god of thunder” it reads on BAE's Taranis website, “The concept demonstrator will test the possibility of deve...

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Rome, Italy, 07/23/2010 13:28
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