Navy Orders Study On Carrier-Based UAVs

June 29 2011

USA

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract for a study on solutions for the service's Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program, reports the defense firm.

The $480,000 contract covers the development of a concept of operations, an analysis of alternatives and an investigation of potential material solutions, according to a company release.

The UCLASS system is expected to include an air segment, a connectivity and control segment, an...

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