Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Lockheed Martin's Famed Skunk Works Division Reveals New Attack Drone Design


Here's Lockheed's New Stealthy Attack Drone Design -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

It's not every day that you get to see a new stealth jet unveiled, but today Lockheed Martin's famed Skunk Works division posted these artist's renderings of its bid for the Navy's next attack jet at its booth at the Navy League's annual Sea Air Space conference just outside of Washington.

Remember, the Navy is trying to field a fleet of stealthy, unmanned fighter-sized jets that can launch from an aircraft carrier, fly through enemy air defenses and do everything from bomb targets to spy on them under a program called Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike or UCLASS.

Last summer, Lockheed showed us a very unrevealing drawing of what it said would be its UCLASS bid, nicknamed the Sea Ghost. These pictures offer a far better look at the jet.

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My Comment:
Expected sometime in 2018 - 2020, it's fact sheet is simple .... faster, more stealthy, multiple capabilities, and far more deadlier.

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