EADS Barracuda News Archive

EADS to give nod for replacement Barracuda UCAV
Posted on: Mon Oct 29th, 2007 | 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 en...

EADS Stops Barracuda UCAV Demonstrator Development
Posted on: Thu Sep 13th, 2007 | Reuters

Stefan Zoller, chief executive of EADS' Defence & Security division, has acknowledged EADS will not build another Barracuda Demonstrator, after the original one crashed of the coast of Spain, last year.

Europe spyplane in doubt after Spain crash
Posted on: Mon Sep 25th, 2006 | Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The future of a European project aimed at matching U.S. and Israeli prowess in unmanned spyplanes that could eventually fire weapons was thrown into doubt after a test model crashed off the coast of Spain.

Agile limbers up to replace Euromale
Posted on: Tue Jul 18th, 2006 | flightglobal.com

Germany's "Agile unmanned air vehicle in a networked environment" demonstration may evolve into a common European long-endurance UAV development project if enough nations join, says Wulf Hausen, head of UAV programmes in the German federal office of defence technology.

Germany, Italy and Sweden hold advanced UAV project talks
Posted on: Tue Jul 11th, 2006 | flightglobal.com

Germany is discussing with Italy and Sweden the possible launch of a multinational advanced unmanned air vehicle effort that could demonstrate many capabilities years ahead of the French-led Neuron, which is not expected to enter flight testing until 2011.