Dassault AVE Grand Duc
| AVE Grand Duc |
| Role |
UCAV development aircraft |
| National origin |
France |
| Manufacturer |
Dassault |
| Status |
Cancelled project |
The Dassault AVE Grand Duc was an experimental stealth UAV planned for development in France in the early 21st century as the final step towards the development of a UCAV under Dassault Aviation's LOGIDUC programme. AVE stands for Aéoronef de Validation Expérimentale ("Experimental Assessment Aircraft"), and Grand Duc is the French name for the Eagle Owl, but also a wordplay on the LOGIDUC programme name, with grand meaning "large". The Grand Duc was cancelled in 2003 and replaced by the nEUROn European project. French groups EADS France and Thales joined Dassault followed in 2005 as European industrial partners. The new aircraft will be larger than the Grand Duc and its first flight is anticipated to take place one year earlier than the Grand Duc's, which was scheduled for 2011.
Specifications (planned)
General characteristics
- Crew: None
- Length: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Gross weight: 5,000 kg (11,000 lb)
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