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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

$190 million drone coming to Australia


An unmanned British stealth drone that can fly faster than the speed of sound and go undetected by radar will soon have its first test flight in Australia.

The £125 million ($190 million) Taranis, named after the Celtic god of thunder, can attack targets across continents, automatically dodge missiles and other efforts to bring it down and independently identify targets.

It can refuel in mid-air and carry weapons including laser guided bombs and missiles.


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