Debate Continues Over UCLASS Requirements
The requirements for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft program might not be settled just…
Air Force Future UAV Roadmap Could be Released as Early as Next Week
The U.S. Air Force is set to release its “Remotely Piloted Aircraft Vector” for its future unmanned aircraft fleet as…
Navy Shifts Plans to Acquire a Tougher UCLASS
The U.S. Navy appears to have shifted its position on the requirements for its next generation carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle…
Navy Restarts X-47B Carrier Testing
The U.S. Navy has a begun a second set of sea-trials for its Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator…
Mabus Responds to Congressional UCLASS Concerns
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has promised to work closely with the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and…
Document: SECNAV’s Response to Congress on UCLASS
The following is a Oct. 17, 2013 letter from Secretary Ray Mabus to Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) in response to…
NAVAIR’s Unmanned Shakeup
The U.S. Navy is realigning its carrier-based unmanned aircraft programs under one office at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), USNI…
Document: GAO UCLASS Acquisition Needs More Oversight
From the Sept. 26 Government Accountability Office report: Navy Strategy for Unmanned Carrier Based Aircraft System Defers Key Oversight Mechanisms. UCLASS…
X-47B Might Fly into 2015, Next Carrier Tests Could Start in November
The Navy is making plans that could extend the testing of Northrop Grumman’s X-47B into 2015 with possible new carrier…
Report: Some in Industry Concerned with Shift in UCLASS Requirements
Some potential builders of the Navy’s planned Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) are worried a shift in focus to…