BAE has in its possession one of the single coolest and most terrifying pieces of advanced military hardware in the world: the Taranis stealth drone. As if that wasn’t enough, BAE has just announced that it successfully engaged Taranis in stealth flight allowing it to become utterly undetectable.

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Editor’s note: Great photos in this report and an accompanying video (linked below – courtesy of BAE Systems). The report says that the Taranis will be capable of both ISR, air-to-air and air-to-surface combat. The U.S. Navy has been testing the Northrop-Grumman X-47B on-board U.S. aircraft carriers and they’ve experienced great success. They just submitted their outline for a carrier-based drone that is primarily focused on ISR. Congress objected to the Navy’s limited plan because the drone doesn’t focus on aerial combat. The X-47B looks a lot like Taranis (see photo below). It makes you ask the question … why does the UK have it so right with Taranis and the U.S. Navy seemingly so wrong (shortsightered?) with their carrier-based UAV? Time for the USN to get with the program!

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U.S. Navy Northrop Grumman X-47B