Alenia Aermacchi launches the NG TD nEUROn
Posted by – Neelam Mathews Jan 23, 2012 On Jan 19, nEUROn, the technology demonstrator for a European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) was officially presented by Charles Edelstenne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Aviation, to the representatives of the six countries collaborating in the project (France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland and Greece). This represents a triple "first" for the aerospace industries of the countries participating in the project: the first stealth combat aircraft, the first UCAV developed through cooperation between several European countries and the first combat aircraft entirely designed and developed on a virtual platform, says Aermacchi. The nEUROn's Roll-Out comes after five years of design, development, assembly and static testing. Very soon the first engine tests will be carried out, with plans for a maiden flight in mid 2012. Subsequently a complete flight test program will be effected over a period of ...