Airbus Unveils 6-Ton U760 Ravenstorm for 2032 Delivery as Europe Seeks Sovereign Combat Drones
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Updated · Aviation Week · Jun 10
Airbus Unveils 6-Ton U760 Ravenstorm for 2032 Delivery as Europe Seeks Sovereign Combat Drones
2 articles · Updated · Aviation Week · Jun 10
Summary
Airbus used the ILA Berlin Air Show to reveal the U760 Ravenstorm, an in-house collaborative combat aircraft concept it says could be delivered by 2032.
The 6-metric-ton drone is designed for air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic-warfare missions, with more than 500 kg of payload and high-subsonic cruise speed.
Airbus is pitching Ravenstorm as a "European sovereign solution"—larger than its U740 Valkyrie effort with Kratos and aimed at governments trying to cut dependence on foreign defense suppliers.
That Kratos-linked U740 program is targeting flight tests this year and European requirements from 2029, while Ravenstorm would use Airbus' MARS mission system and AI-supported Mindshare software.
The reveal puts Airbus more directly into Europe's emerging CCA contest against Boeing, General Atomics, Helsing and Rheinmetall.