MoD lifts lid on unmanned combat plane prototype

[wellinghall]

"The Ministry of Defence has unveiled its prototype unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV).

Taranis is a concept design for a long-range strike plane that has taken over three million man hours to produce."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10602105.stm, via http://www.boingboing.net/

Comments

[colinbj.livejournal.com]

Looks very similar to this:

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/x-45/images/dvd-782-1.jpg

and this:

http://dvice.com/pics/x47b_front.jpg

both relatively mature US projects.