EADS to give nod for replacement Barracuda UCAV
Published: Mon Oct 29th, 2007Source: Flight Global
EADS says it will make a final decision on whether to build a second Barracuda unmanned air vehicle demonstrator by the end of this year, with discussions under way with the German defence ministry on requirements for construction of a second aircraft to support its Agile UAV in a network-centric environment programme.The first Barracuda demonstrator had been planned for use as a major trials asset in the Agile programme, but was lost on its second test flight in September 2006 because of software errors.
The proposed Barracuda II would be identical to the first demonstrator, says Dr Peter Becher, vice-president autonomous airborne systems for EADS Defence & Security. "We will rebuild. It will be the same configuration as the Barracuda I," he says.
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