EN

BAE Systems Taranis

Unmanned combat jetUnited KingdomStealthFirst flight 2013In development
BAE Systems Taranis
Photo: FOX 52 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Role
Unmanned combat jet
Manufacturer
BAE Systems
First flight
August 10, 2013
Status
In development
Units built
1

Drones

58 / 106
Tupolev Tu-123Ryan Model 147Lockheed D-21Canadair CL-89Tupolev Tu-143Tupolev Tu-141Qods Mohajer (1–4)AAI RQ-2 PioneerDenel Dynamics SeekerHESA AbabilYakovlev PchelaGeneral Atomics GNATIAI HarpyAAI RQ-7 ShadowIAI SearcherKAI RQ-101 SonggolmaeGeneral Atomics MQ-1 PredatorIAI HeronIAI RQ-5 HunterLockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStarDRDO NishantNorthrop Grumman RQ-4 Global HawkElbit Hermes 450Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire ScoutGeneral Atomics MQ-9 ReaperAeroVironment RQ-11 RavenBoeing X-45Boeing Insitu ScanEagleNorthrop Grumman X-47A PegasusLeonardo FalcoGeneral Atomics MQ-1C Gray EagleIAI Heron TP (Eitan)Schiebel Camcopter S-100EADS BarracudaBayraktar Mini UAVTAI GözcüAeroVironment RQ-20 PumaAeroVironment Wasp IIILockheed Martin RQ-170 SentinelElbit SkylarkGeneral Atomics MQ-20 AvengerNESCOM BurraqSafran PatrollerDRDO Rustom (Tapas)Elbit Hermes 900CAIG Wing LoongThales Watchkeeper WK450Northrop Grumman RQ-180TAI AnkaHESA KarrarNorthrop Grumman X-47BBoeing Phantom RayBoeing Insitu RQ-21 BlackjackDassault nEUROnGIDS ShahparHESA Shahed 129Northrop Grumman MQ-4C TritonBAE Systems TaranisHongdu GJ-11Vestel KarayelBaykar Bayraktar TB2Chengdu WZ-10 (Cloud Shadow)Kronshtadt OrionCAIG Wing Loong IISTM KarguGuizhou WZ-7Kratos XQ-58 ValkyrieTAI AksungurSukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-BBoeing MQ-25 StingrayBaykar Bayraktar AkıncıAVIC WZ-8ZALA LancetBoeing MQ-28 Ghost BatDRDO GhatakBaykar Bayraktar KızılelmaBaykar Bayraktar TB3TAI Anka-3Milkor 380EurodroneAAI AerosondeAeronautics Aerostar (Şahin)Aeronautics OrbiterAeroVironment SwitchbladeAntonov LiutyiCASC CH-4 RainbowEleron-3EMT Luna X-2000Harbin BZK-005HESA Shahed 131HESA Shahed 136IAI Bird-EyeIAI HaropIAI PantherIAI ScoutOrlan-10Qods Mohajer-6Rheinmetall KZORUAG RangerSaab SkeldarSagem SperwerTadiran MastiffTengden TB-001UA Dynamics PunisherWB Electronics WarmateZALA KUB-BLA

Performance

Dimensions and weights
Length
12.43 m
Wingspan
10.00 m
Height
4.00 m
Powerplant
Engines
Rolls-Royce Adour (turbofan)
Thrust
44.5 kN

Operators

United Kingdom

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: BAE Systems Taranis, Wikipedia

Figures from the specifications in the English Wikipedia article. Armament lists what the type can carry, not a standard load.