tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343095.post6964990015477728494..comments2024-02-01T22:14:25.055+00:00Comments on UK TOP SECRET Postman Patel: MOD make extravagent claims for Mantis - which BAE are selling them "off plan"zizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15249645812407323273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343095.post-12932675762618392362009-05-22T16:01:10.528+01:002009-05-22T16:01:10.528+01:00hello, with regard to your lack of faith in a very...hello, with regard to your lack of faith in a very impressive BAE programme:<br /><br /> "The first flight was said to be (very ambitioulsy) scheduled for early 2009."<br /><br /> here is news of the first flight (within the first 6 months of 2009- is that still early 2009?)<br /><br />;)<br /><br />"Mantis maiden flight this month<br />May 07, 2009<br />BAE Systems is to fly its Mantis UAV latermrmalayanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343095.post-48276888133165322812008-09-20T01:06:00.000+01:002008-09-20T01:06:00.000+01:00The latter part of this is complete rubbish. Corax...The latter part of this is complete rubbish. <BR/><BR/>Corax and Raven are indeed two separate aircraft that share the same central fuselage, hence the Corax and Raven link. <BR/><BR/>Corax hasn’t been heard of since it flew because it was purely a demonstrator, however systems demonstrated in that aircraft (along with Soarer, Kestrel, Raven and HERTI-D) have been brought forward in programmes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com