US Navy Awards UCAS-D Contract To Northrop Grumman-Led X-47 Team
by Staff Writers
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2007
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman, a six-year, $635.8 million contract to conduct the first ever at-sea carrier launches and recoveries with a fixed-wing unmanned air system (UAS), the X-47B. The Navy's program, known as the Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D), will demonstrate the capability of an autonomous, low-observable air vehicle. The UCAS-D effort will mature critical technologies, reduce unmanned air system carrier integration risks and provide information necessary to support a potential follow-on acquisition milestone.
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