Sunday, February 7, 2010
Unmanned U.S. Navy Jet Gets More Punch
From Defense News:
A small, experimental jet intended to demonstrate a UAV's ability to operate off aircraft carriers just might see operational action, according to two top U.S. Navy officials.
The aircraft is the X-47B, being developed by Northrop Grumman under the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System (N-UCAS) program. Roughly $2 billion has been added by the Pentagon over the next five years to give the program a major boost. Most of that money, said Rear Adm. Bill Burke, was at the behest of the new Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
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My Comment: The NAVY is playing catchup to what the Air Force has been able to do with unmanned vehicles .... and it appears that they now have the money to do it.
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