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February 2013 Alenia Aermacchi: nEUROn, the European UCAV technological demonstrator

The nEUROn program, a collabora !"e program be #een France, I aly, $#e%en, $pa!n, &reece an% $#! 'erlan% repre(en ( an !mpor an e))or !n ma ur!ng ne# echnolog!e( an% (e !ng he ba(!( )or )u ure m!l! ary unmanne% a!rcra) program(* Th!( !n! !a !"e en"!(age( he manu)ac ur!ng an% )!r( e( )l!gh o) he )!r( )ull+(cale echnolog!cal %emon( ra or o) a ,omba Unmanne% Aer!al -eh!cle* The nEUROn recor%e% ! ( (ucce(()ul )!r( )l!gh on 1 December 2012* The nEUROn programme !( an !mpor an ( ep !n he echnology.( ma ura !on proce((, pro"!%!ng con)!%ence !n he echnology by %ecrea(!ng he le"el o) r!(/ an% mo"!ng o#ar%( (y( em %e"elopmen )or opera !onal u(e(* The nEUROn !( %e%!ca e% o he %emon( ra !on o) /ey comba echnolog!e(, #! h )allou bo h on manne% an% unmanne% )u ure comple0 (y( em(* I compr!(e( he %e(!gn, %e"elopmen , manu)ac ur!ng an% )l!gh e( !ng o) an a!rcra) )ea ure% by lo# ra%ar+cro(( (ec !on an% lo# !n)ra+re% (!gna ure, capable o) au onomou( )l!gh an% o) #eapon %el!"ery* Al hough no a pro o ype, nEUROn may #ell be con(!%ere% repre(en a !"e o) )u ure comba UA-(* The %emon( ra !on goal( are1 2er)orm!ng A!r+ o+&roun% m!((!on( !n(er e% !n a ne #or/ cen r!c #ar)are.( comman% an% con rol (y( em(* De(!gn!ng a ( eal h pla )orm 3lo# ra%ar cro(( (ec !on an% lo# !n)rare% (!gna ure45 6eapon %el!"ery )rom an !n ernal bay #! h ( r!ngen !me con( ra!n 5 2er)orm!ng an au onomou( arge %e ec !on an% recogn! !on %emo* From he !n%u( r!al po!n o) "!e#, nEUROn !( le% by he French Da((aul A"!a !on an% Alen!a Aermacch!, a F!nmeccan!ca ,ompany, !( he )!r( !n%u( r!al par ner, #! h a 227 (hare o) he program #! h re(pon(!b!l! !e( a (y( em an% (ub+(y( em le"el* Alen!a Aermacch! !( al(o a lea%er !n an I al!an pool o) compan!e(, !nclu%!ng $ele0 E$ 3a F!nmeccan!ca company4* Alen!a Aermacch!.( con r!bu !on o he pro8ec !nclu%e %e(!gn an% pro%uc !on o) he genera !on an% elec r!cal %!( r!bu !on (y( em5 he !nno"a !"e a!r %a a (y( em 3#! h ( eal h charac er!( !c(4 an% lo# ob(er"able componen (* Mo( !mpor an ly, Alen!a !( al(o re(pon(!ble )or he !n egra e% #eapon (y( em #! h )ull au onomou( managemen o) he (ub+(y( em(, he (o+calle% $mar In egra e% 6eapon 9ay 3$I694* Th!( (y( em #!ll allo# he %e ec !on, recogn! !on an% !llum!na !on o) he arge an% #!ll enable he (en%!ng o) an appro"al re:ue( o he groun% ( a !on comman%er a( #ell a( he launch!ng o) any /!n% o) #eapon, all o) h!( #! h ( eal h mo%al! !e(* nEUROn.( capab!l! !e( #!ll be %emon( ra e% !n )l!gh e( ( ha #!ll be carr!e% ou !n I aly, France an% $#e%en*

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