Document: Rep. Forbes Letter to SECNAV Mabus on X-47B Testing
The following is an April 30, 2015 letter from Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus…
Navy Conducts Successful Test of Aerial Refueling with X-47B, UCAS-D Program Ending
The Navy successfully tested autonomous aerial refueling for the first time with its Northrop Grumman X-47B test unmanned aerial vehicle…
NAVAIR: Aerial Refueling Will End X-47B Test Program, Salty Dogs Bound for Museums or Boneyard
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — There are no plans to extend the testing for its Unmanned Carrier Air Vehicle demonstrator (UCAS-D)…
NAVAIR: Aerial Refueling Test of X-47B Could Occur By End of the Month
A test to prove an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be refueled in flight could happen by the end…
McCain Weighs in on UCLASS Debate, Current Navy Requirements ‘Strategically Misguided’
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is calling on the Department of Defense and the Navy to…
NAVAIR Developing Open Architecture Ground and Air Test Labs
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. — The head of the Navy’s aviation system command is working on ways to bring the tenants…
WEST: Bob Work Says UCLASS Development Needs a ‘Joint Perspective’
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – The first operational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be used on the Navy’s aircraft carriers needs…
Navy Pushes UCLASS Fielding Date, Air Segment Request for Proposal
PENTAGON – The Navy has pushed its planned fielding date for its carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from 2020 to…
Pentagon Unmanned Review Set to Inform UCLASS Bid
A previous version of this post misstated the chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board. It is Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,…
Navy Could Test Aerial Refueling on X-47B in 2015
If the Navy can get the resources, it plans to test an aerial refueling capability on its experimental carrier-launched unmanned…