BAE Systems lifted the veil on a new series of flight tests with the Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator on Tuesday, as the UK and French defence ministries also strengthened their ...

The £124 million ($247m) BAE Systems-led Taranis UAV technology demonstrator programme has now reached design finalisation. Cutting metal for Taranis is now due to begin in November with assembly ...

LONDON—The U.K. Defense Ministry is considering a fourth round of flight trials for its BAE Systems Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator, according to recent disclosures. Squadron ...

The U.K. defense ministry and BAE Systems have given the white world the first glimpses behind the veil which has shrouded the now £185 million ($300 million) Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV ...

The Taranis unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is the largest unmanned aircraft developed by the United Kingdom. Designed for a high degree of autonomy, it will demonstrate capabilities for ...

BAE Systems thinks 3D printing technology will become extremely powerful, and could be able to print small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) technology by 2040. The idea of a 3D-printed UAV able to ...

The U.K. military has successfully demonstrated an advanced, stealthy combat aircraft that could represent the next step in unmanned systems. Taranis, also known as the Celtic god of thunder, is a top ...

For over a decade, American defense contractors have dominated the business of building unmanned aerial vehicles -- "drones" in the popular parlance-- for the military. And not just our military. When ...

The Taranis program has met all objectives, according to a senior BAE Systems manager. The sole Taranis demonstrator during taxi trials at the BAE Systems airfield at Warton in the UK. (Photo: BAE ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's defence industry is pinning its hopes for long-term growth on a new unmanned aircraft after the government and BAE Systems announced on Wednesday that their Taranis ...