Paris 2011: BAE and Dassault team up for Telemos
Here at the Paris Air Show, Dassault and BAE Systems have joined forces to display a mockup of the UK company’s
Here at the Paris Air Show, Dassault and BAE Systems have joined forces to display a mockup of the UK company’s Mantis medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV technology demonstrator. The combined exhibit highlights the recent agreement between the two companies to codevelop the Telemos UAS to meet the needs of both British and French armed forces.
Mantis was initially created as a joint UK government/industry program to demonstrate a deep and persistent ISTAR capability, and flew in Australia in 2009 just 19 months after the program was initiated. The vehicle incorporated a number of innovative technological and construction features and demonstrated that the capability existed in Europe to create a vehicle in this class.
