FYLDE'S big military secret is out - and it has taken to the skies above the coast.
The UK's first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has carried out its first test-flights at BAE Systems in Warton.
As revealed exclusively in The Gazette this summer, the Herti is the latest hi-tech plane being launched on the Fylde's production line.
Herti - High Endurance Rapid Technology Insertion - is BAE's "secret" project developed at its Warton site.
It is a programme which has so far cost £100m and, more importantly, is being hailed as the future for the aerospace industry.
The Uninhabited Air Vehicle (UAV) pilotless aircraft can now fly for up to 25 hours without refuelling, react to different conditions and take super high resolution images of areas normal military patrols could not reach without detection.
Such technology could potentially save thousands of soldiers' lives because it means manned patrols no longer need to be sent to examine potential threats.
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