Introduction

The

Dassault nEUROn is an experimental Unmanned Combat

Air Vehicle (UCAV) being developed with international
cooperation, led by the French company Dassault Aviation.

This

flying wing stealth UCAV project is the final phase of the

French Dassault LOGIDUC 3-step stealth "combat drone"
programme.

Until

June 2005 it had the form of the original Dassault

developed Grand Duc vehicle: supersonic two-engined longrange unmanned bomber, capable of performing attacks with
nuclear weapons.

Aim

The aim of the nEUROn programme is to demonstrate the maturity and the effectiveness of
technical solutions, but not to perform military missions.

The main technological challenges addressed during the design phase of the nEUROn are:

The shapes of the air vehicle (aerodynamic, innovative composite structure, and internal
weapon bay),

The technologies related to low observability issues,

The insertion of this type of aircraft within the test area,

The high-level algorithms necessary to the development of the automated processes,

As well as the place of the human factor within the mission loop.

The last, but certainly not the least, important technology to be demonstrated is the
capability to carry and deliver weapons from an internal bay.

Today, European aircraft are designed with external loading capabilities for bombs and
missiles.

Goals
The

performance of an air-to-ground mission based on the

detection, localization, and reconnaissance of ground targets
in autonomous modes,

The

evaluation of the detection results of a stealth platform

facing ground or aerial threats, in terms of radar cross section
and infrared signature,

The

weapon release from an internal bay, with the very

stringent tempo constraints of a fast decision loop.

Platform

As a UCAV, nEUROn will be significantly larger and more advanced than

other well-known UAV systems like the MQ-1 Predator, with ranges,
payloads and capabilities that approach those of manned fighter aircraft.

Indeed, Saab's February 9, 2006 release notes that nEUROn will be a

demonstrator measuring 10 m long by 12 m wide and weighing in at 5
tons.

The aircraft will have unmanned autonomous air-to-ground attack

capabilities with precision guided munitions, relying on an advanced
stealth airframe design to penetrate undetected.

Another feature being contemplated is the ability of grouping the

nEUROns and controlling the group in a manner similar to many combat
real-time strategy computer games.

Specifications

Crew: 0

Length: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)

Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)

Empty weight: 4900 kg (10803 lb)

Gross weight: 7000 kg (15432 lb)

Powerplant: 1 Rolls-Royce/Snecma M88, 40 kN (8992 lbf) thrust each

Maximum speed: 980 km/h (608 mph) km/h ( mph)

Service ceiling: 14,000 m (45900 ft)

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