SUPERDRONEs Are Go - named after the Celtic god of thunder, and flying faster than the speed of sound the TARANIS is Britain’s latest pilotless combat aircraft,  which will make its maiden flight in the next few weeks.    The TARANIS is capable of flying from British bases to attack targets worldwide.   The “Superdrone”, is manufactured by BAE, is the result of a 2006 MoD decision to develop and fly an uncrewed aircraft that goes one better than current US systems by using a customised Rolls-Royce jet engine rather than a propeller.     When its sleek design was first unveiled in 2010 it was accompanied by boasts from its designers that TARANUS could strike at the heart of Britain’s enemies without risking British lives.    No mention yet of any maritime reconnaissance application but with then drawdown in Afghanistan about to start where will be use the present REAPER drones and what will the TARANUS be used for ?