英国新型无人驾驶机战拥有空前的自治能力.docVIP

英国新型无人驾驶战机拥有空前的自治能力 1 Taranis The British Ministry of Defence has unveiled Taranis, an unmanned aerial strike vehicle named for the Celtic god of thunder. BAE Systems/Ministry of Defence 英国国防部揭开‘塔拉尼斯（Taranis）’面纱。塔拉尼斯——凯尔特雷神之名，无人驾驶强击机。英国航空航天系统/国防部 A British unmanned combat aircraft unveiled Monday could become the first autonomous plane to strike targets at long range, even on another continent. Named Taranis, for the Celtic god of thunder, the prototype aircraft will test the possibility of a long-distance striker controlled by ground crews, the Ministry of Defence says. 周一亮相的一架英国无人驾驶战机也许将成为史上第一架能实施远距离打击，甚至是跨洲际打击的自治飞机。英国防部说，这架战机名为塔拉尼斯（Taranis），凯尔特语中是雷神的意思。这架原型机将用于测试由地面部队控制实施远距离空中打击的可能性。 This Taranis prototype wont ever go into service, but will prove technologies and concepts for future aircraft, BBC reports. BBC报道说，这架塔拉尼斯原型机不会投入服役，但会为未来的飞机检验技术和概念。 Existing unmanned weaponized aircraft, like Predator drones that carry Hellfire missiles, are only usable in allied-controlled airspace, BBC notes. Taranis is a stealth vehicle that would be able to penetrate enemy airspace. BBC指出，现有的携弹无人驾驶飞机，像装备了“地狱火”（Hellfire）导弹的“掠夺者”（Predator）无人机，只在盟军控制的空域有用。而塔拉尼斯则是可以悄悄渗入敌军空域的潜行飞机。 U.S. military contractors have several other unmanned combat air vehicle designs, including the Boeing X-45 and Northrop-Grumman X-47. 美国军方承包商有其它几个无人驾驶战机的设计，包括波音的X-45和诺斯罗普-格鲁曼的X-47。 Taranis took three and a half years to build, including more than a million man-hours, according to BAE Systems, which built the plane along with Rolls Royce, QinetiQ, and GE Aviation. The first test flights will take place next year, the defense ministry said. 英国航空航天系统（BAE System）与劳斯莱斯公司、QinetiQ公司和GE航空集团联合研发了塔拉尼斯。据称，塔拉尼斯的建造过程历时3年半，耗费超过100万小时人工。英国国防部表示，首次试飞将于明年进行。2 Taranis involves computer programs that will allow the aircraft to think for itself, but the defense ministry sought to allay fears that weaponized UAVs would run amok: Should such systems enter into service, they will at all times be under the control of highly train