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The EADS Talarion is a twinjet Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV), designed by EADS, to meet future European military needs for aerial reconnaissance, military intelligence, and aerial surveillance.[2] EADS has run a preliminary design review, and is awaiting orders.[3] The source of the name is the Talaria—the winged sandals of the Greek Messenger god Hermes.

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Talarion
A mock-up of the EADS Talarion at the Paris Airshow in 2009
Role	MALE UAV Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	EADS and TAI
First flight	2015 (planned)[1]
Introduction	2018 (planned)[1]

Design and development

Development of the Talarion was revealed with a mockup displayed at the 2009 Paris Airshow. The vehicle is a twin jet engined UAV with a wingspan of approximately 28 m. Avionics will be built by Saab.[4]

French parliamentary estimates place Talarion's total programme costs at around EUR 2.9 billion, including around 12–15 systems of three UAVs each.[5]

Partnership with Turkish Aerospace Industries

In May 2011, a group of Turkish suppliers, led by Turkish Aerospace Industries, joined the project by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EADS Cassidian for the Talarion UAV programme.[2][6] Turkey (Turkish Aerospace Industries) has developed and successfully produced MALE UAVs of its own and has subsequently gained significant experience with the development of larger long endurance UAV platforms. A very similar Turkish project, the TAI Anka, made its debut at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow and was scheduled to enter service with the Turkish Air Force in early 2012,[7] but was eventually introduced in 2013.

Partnership with Alenia

In December 2011, Cassidian and Alenia announced that they would cooperate on MALE UAVs—including the Talarion.[1]

In February 2012, Cassidian announced plans to wind down the Talarion programme, after failing to secure financial backing from potential future buyers;[8] the European market for UAVs now has stronger competition, and budgets are under pressure.[9]

Customers

In 2010, EADS expressed frustration that the home nations—France, Germany, Spain, and the UK—were not committed to buying the Talarion. However, other countries' armed forces might also buy it; apart from an expected order from Turkey, the Talarion may also be a candidate in a Canadian competition to acquire unmanned surveillance systems,[10] and in January 2013 it was suggested that the South Korean government might consider the Talarion, or the BAE Telemos (now cancelled), as an alternative to the RQ-4 Global Hawk.[11]

The Telemos had also been considered likely to compete with the for Talarion for various future European deals.[12]

Specifications

Data from Military Factory[13]

General characteristics

• Crew: none
• Length: 10 m (32 ft 9.7 in)
• Wingspan: 28 m (91 ft 10.3 in)
• Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 3.8 in)
• Empty weight: 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)
• Gross weight: 10,000 kg (22,046 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 630 km/h (391 mph, 340 kn)
• Range: 1,700 km (1,056 mi, 918 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,213 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Denel Dynamics Bateleur
• General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
• IAI Eitan
• Piaggio-Selex P.1HH Hammerhead
• TAI Anka

References

На других языках

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[de] Cassidian Talarion

Talarion ist ein unbemanntes Luftfahrzeug des Herstellers Cassidian, der zur deutschen Rüstungssparte von EADS (heute: Airbus Defence and Space) gehörte. Die Drohne stellte dabei die fliegende Plattform eines militärischen Aufklärungssystems für mittlere Höhen (MALE) dar. Der Name Talarion bezieht sich auf die Flügelchen an den Sandalen des Götterboten Hermes.[1]

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- [en] EADS Talarion

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[fr] EADS Talarion

Le Talarion est un projet de véhicule aérien bimoteur à réaction d'environ 28 m d'envergure, télépiloté (un drone) conçu par EADS pour répondre aux futurs besoins militaires européens et couvrir les missions de reconnaissance, de renseignement et de surveillance. Le Talarion est un drone de type MALE (Moyenne Altitude, Longue Endurance). EADS a mené une revue de conception préliminaire dans les années 2010 avant d’annuler le programme.

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