BAE Taranis - program supplier guide | Airframer

BAE Taranis

In production

Logbook Follow this page and keep your own private notes on it — log in to start

Overview Supply chain (6) Downloads

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Attack

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Mid

Planform

Delta

continued

Tail

Tailless

Certification

Military

Technical reference compiled with AI research; a value appears only where two independent research passes and a web fact-check agree. Gaps are deliberate.

A deeper insight into the BAE Taranis

Supplier geography and market analysis for this program — with an Analytics subscription.

The industry ledger — an Analytics feature — holds every dated event on this program: contracts, certifications, first flights and appointments, each linked to its source. See a worked example →

Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
BAE Taranis	2005 / 2013		Unmanned combat ariel vehicle (UCAV), controlled via satelite link.

Airframer

BAE Systems plc

News

Other aircraft programs

BAE Mantis BAE Systems Brontanax BAE Systems Hawk 100 BAE Systems MAGMA BAE T-Series BAE Tempest Prismatic PHASA-35

The program’s dated history — milestones, contracts, supplier selections and facilities, each linked to its source. Log in to view.

Information on this page is compiled from a variety of published sources; links do not necessarily imply recommendation or confirmation by the airframe manufacturer.