EADS Talarion

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Talarion
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A mock-up of the EADS Talarion at the Paris Airshow in 2009
Role MALE UAV
Manufacturer EADS and TAI
First flight2015 (planned) [1]
Introduction2018 (planned) [1]

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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Design and development

The development of the Talarion was revealed with a mockup displayed at the 2009 Paris Airshow. This 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 for Talarion for various future European deals. [12]

Specifications

Data from Military Factory [13]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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