The Need for Unmanned Aircraft in Modern Warfare
As potent weapons as they have been in the years since the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, unmanned aircraft…
Top Stories 2013: U.S. Navy Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts, and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Navy Completes Initial Development of New Carrier Landing System
The U.S. Navy has completed the initial development of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS), Naval Air Systems…
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…
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…
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…