the "nEUROn", the technology demonstrator for a European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), made its first flight from Dassault Aviation company's flight test base in Istres, France. The nEUROn, a project involving France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland and Greece, had rolled out on Jan. 20, 2012, after five years of design, development, and static testing.
With a length of 10 meters, 12.5 meters of wingspan and an empty weight of 5 tons, the first stealth combat drone developed in Europe has a shape that reminds that of the American X-47B. But, unlike the U.S. killer robot that the U.S. Navy is preparing to launch from aircraft carrier, the nEURONn is only a full-scale technology demonstrator (powered by a Rolls-Royce Turbomeca "Adour" engine) for an UCAV and will not be produced in series.
By: noafa53
In: Science and Technology
Tags: Dassault, Aviation, Neuron, Unmanned, Combat, Air, Vehicle, First, Flight
Location: France (load item map)
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Soon you can fight wars from the comfort of your easy chair and laptop computer!!!
Posted Dec-6-2012 ByWyleWilly99 (203.32) WyleWilly99 View Channel Send Message
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@WyleWilly99 Sign me up! ;)
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByMajorBS (26.20) 
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Barack Obama liked this video.
Posted Dec-6-2012 ByGretzkys_JetSkis (384.40) Gretzkys_JetSkis View Channel Send Message
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Ahhhhhh so thats where all the euros being stolen from the families of europe are going . Halt the euro experiment and let europe go back to the way it was.
Posted Dec-7-2012 Bygadget69 (42.16) 
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Half communist / half free world?
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByDasein (65.80) 
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Hey Iran, when you shoot down one of these (some how in perfect condition). We will believe you.
Side note: When videos like this go public, we have something better hiding in the arsenal.
Posted Dec-7-2012 Byrem6a (61.60) 
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exactly; it should be called "Retirement Video"; still pretty cool though
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByDoobs (171.70) 
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@rem6a (some how in perfect condition)
You do know that Iran gained control of US drones remotely, right? They didn't shoot them down.
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByLive2Race (167.90) 
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@Live2Race Didn't know.
Posted Dec-7-2012 Byrem6a (61.60) 
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Let's rephrase it to "First Publicized Stealth Drone Flight".
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByRolltiderick (55.00) 
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Were fucked...
Posted Dec-7-2012 Bydaimyo21 (138.48) 
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@daimyo21 What were fucked?
Posted Dec-7-2012 Bymakapiapia (208.40) 
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So for a unmanned ''Combat Air Vehicle'' you need 31 humans to do your job :D
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByMysteraxo (14.50) 
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@Mysteraxo U do know what ''unmanned'' means?
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByTheMorningstar (205.30) 
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Noooooo cpt. obvious, please explain!
:)
i mean (for example) a F18 Jet needs just one pilot. but at the end of this video there are 31 people for Drone-operating (maybe)
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByMysteraxo (14.50) 
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@Mysteraxo Sorry, but you are still not understanding. This is the first/test flight so of course there are going to be a lot of people. You have executives, pilot, co pilot, press, etc. It not 31 humans flying one drone. I know you can't be that damn dumb.
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByUltimaX (102.16) UltimaX View Channel Send Message
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@UltimaX thx for advise, i got it now what u mean! press, alot of instructors, constructors etc.
i'd give u a 1+
when its getting really serious, there is maybe no press in the drone-control-center :)
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByMysteraxo (14.50) 
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Now all they have to do is drop this fucker fully armed in a filthy disgusting Muslim country and see what it can do.
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByIslamisdisgusting (123.10) 
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@Islamisdisgusting as long as they don't fly it into Iran...they might hack it and scramble the GPS and make the motherfucker bomb its creators...
Posted Dec-7-2012 Byutginoxd3 (67.10) 
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@utginoxd3 You don't think it has anything to do with Chinese hackers having penetrated Lockheed servers?
Let's all tremble in fear of the Iranians. During the past 30 years of military inventions they've come up with brilliant and well-functioning things like the HESA Saeqeh, an F-5 with a V-tail and painted like a Blue Angel, the Fajr rocket, a larger copy of the Grad, and the Shahed 285 toy helicopter.
Posted Dec-7-2012 Byjaylander (124.80) 
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@Islamisdisgusting So what does it take to get LiveLeak painted on one of these bombs?!
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByMajorBS (26.20) 
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@utginoxd3 Lol your are a Muslim idiot.
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByIslamisdisgusting (123.10) 
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@Islamisdisgusting No, I just don't believe all the propaganda. Everything has weaknesses, even the most powerful country in the world. It's when you underestimate someone or something, that you get your ass handed to you...you want to pretend Iran is some backwards goat fucking inhabited country...go ahead...does not make it true...
Posted Dec-7-2012 Byutginoxd3 (67.10) 
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Wow. Recycled technology. Fucking awesome. It's like watching Toy Story 2 without the Tom Hanks thing added in. Boooooring....
Posted Dec-7-2012 BySpacegrass (90.60) 
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they have been able to do this for at least 10 years, easily, no big deal.
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByJStoy (127.00) 
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so that's what happened to Greece' finances :)
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByDoobs (171.70) 
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Iran will capture this one too
Posted Dec-7-2012 Byeddvii (237.50) 
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And some people thought France is only good of making wines and croissants. Hell no!
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByTheMorningstar (205.30) 
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@TheMorningstar yeah, their cheeses are pretty good too
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByGruxxan (426.52) Gruxxan View Channel Send Message
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iranian will add that to its collections.
Posted Dec-7-2012 Bycorporalec (50.42) corporalec View Channel Send Message
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If we built that it would be used in combat, and not as a "technology demonstrator".
Posted Dec-6-2012 Bynltaylor1s (59.40) 
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@nltaylor1s Well they are already developing them to watch US citizens, 2020!
Posted Dec-7-2012 Bydaimyo21 (138.48) 
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@daimyo21 already used to kill them!
Posted Dec-7-2012 Bymattrd (226.02) mattrd View Channel Send Message
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@nltaylor1s nothing new after the Messerschmitt Me 262 -
Posted Dec-7-2012 ByPERON_fuck_USA (109.40) 
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@PERON_fuck_USA greatest fighter jet ever.
Posted Dec-7-2012 Bynltaylor1s (59.40) 
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