The name is believed to be from an Aboriginal Australian word meaning rainbow.
The Turana target drone was designed and built in Australia as a development of the Ikara anti-submarine weapon system.
[1][2] The Turana had a composite metal/fibre glass structure and was powered by a Microturbo Cougar 022 Turbojet.
[3] The program was cancelled in 1979 as water ingress during recovery of the drone was causing failure of the electronics.
[4] This article on an unmanned aerial vehicle is a stub.