National Edition News cover for April 29, 2014 - Europe, Asia plan to spend big on drone development: This Dec. 1, 2012 photo provided Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 by Dassault Aviation shows the pan-European stealth combat drone demonstrator Neuron taking off during its first flight in Istres, southern France. French defense company Dassault-Aviation is lead contractor on the "Neuron" project launched in 2005 involving firms from France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece and Switzerland to provide a test bed for developing future combat aircraft. (AP Photo/Remy Michelin/Dassault Aviation)