BAE Systems Corax
British experimental unmanned aerial vehicle
The Corax, also known as Raven (Corax being Latin for raven), is a prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the British Armed Forces being developed by BAE Systems Military Air & Information.
Its first test flight was in 2004 after a ten-month development cycle. It was first unveiled to the public in January 2006.
Corax uses stealth technology.
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
- Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar
- Dassault nEUROn
- EADS Barracuda
- Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel
- BAE Systems Taranis
References
- Paul Rincon (16 January 2006), Covers come off UK spy plane, BBC News
External links
- Flight International article on the unveiling of Corax
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British Aerospace and BAE Systems aircraft
- Harrier
- Harrier II
- Hawk 200
- Jaguar
- Sea Harrier
- Tornado
- Tornado ADV
- Typhoon
- Global Combat Air Programme
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