[9] Its official debut took place at the 2006 International Aerospace Exhibition, where military applications and specifications for the Barracuda were revealed.

[10] The Barracuda crashed in Mar Menor at Region de Murcia during a 2006 test flight, which put the project on hold until 2008.

Germany also discussed a partnership with Sweden and Italy for a multinational unmanned aerial vehicle effort in order to compete with the French-led Dassault nEUROn programme.

[10] Its fuselage was constructed entirely from carbon fibre,[6] but also had a greater strength to weight ratio than traditional aircraft materials such as aluminum (the structure of the Eurofighter Typhoon and Boeing 787 Dreamliner were also made significantly out of it).

The Barracuda used a specially shaped fuselage, including S-duct air inlet and V-tail, to scatter deflected radar, rendering the UCAV as a stealth drone.

[6] The payload was to be mostly for reconnaissance and observational purposes, including an Emitter Location System (ELS) , a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and an array of Electro-Optical Sensors.