Dassault nEUROn

The Dassault nEUROn is an experimental unmanned combat aerial vehicle, a stealthy flying-wing demonstrator led by Dassault Aviation with partners in France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. It grew out of Dassault's Grand Duc unmanned bomber concept and was recast in 2005, under pressure from its international partners, as a smaller single-engine technology demonstrator powered by an Adour engine adapted from the one used in the SEPECAT Jaguar. Only one vehicle was planned, to test technologies and validate European cooperation for the next generation of combat aircraft, and it is not intended for series production. It measures about 10 metres long by 12 metres wide, weighs roughly five tonnes, and made its first flight on 1 December 2012.