Barracuda (71f1322c-d238-5c90-a2b4-f6550c1d5856)
The EADS/Airbus Barracuda was a German-led jet-powered UCAV and unmanned systems technology demonstrator rather than a fielded operational platform, intended to mature autonomous flight-control, reconnaissance, and strike-relevant mission technologies. It used a single Pratt & Whitney JT15D turbofan in a high-subsonic fixed-wing airframe, with reported figures around 300 kg payload and roughly 200 km range, placing it closer to an experimental combat-air demonstrator than a tactical propeller UAV. Its procurement relevance lies mainly in its modular airframe, internal payload-bay concept, and the absence of a production operator, making it a precursor testbed within EADS/Airbus unmanned-aircraft development.
| Cluster A | Galaxy A | Cluster B | Galaxy B | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracuda (71f1322c-d238-5c90-a2b4-f6550c1d5856) | UAVs/UCAVs | Private Cluster (9ba1a30e-91cd-5450-a8e9-0cb0a5aee03a) | Unknown | 1 |
| germany (84668357-5a8c-4bdd-9f0f-6b50b2444555) | Country | Barracuda (71f1322c-d238-5c90-a2b4-f6550c1d5856) | UAVs/UCAVs | 1 |
| Barracuda (71f1322c-d238-5c90-a2b4-f6550c1d5856) | UAVs/UCAVs | Private Cluster (852636a8-6570-5d23-9b78-c2ec0a20d447) | Unknown | 1 |
| Barracuda (71f1322c-d238-5c90-a2b4-f6550c1d5856) | UAVs/UCAVs | Private Cluster (d63f363e-24f0-44a1-a56e-846e5ad43970) | Unknown | 1 |
| germany (84668357-5a8c-4bdd-9f0f-6b50b2444555) | Country | 155 - Western Europe (7048c324-c9c2-4c53-a42a-912e78f3aeec) | Regions UN M49 | 2 |