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August 3rd 07, 03:43 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval,rec.aviation.military
Ian B MacLure
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UCAS; A Threat To JSF?
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The Navy has chosen Northrop for the UCAS-D contract. See:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs...ckController=B
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The above link includes the following:
"System development and demonstration (SDD) could start by
2014-2015 - but that's when the Navy should be filling up air
wings with the F-35C. Where will the money and hangar space
for the new jets come from, and will the F-35C be caught in
a squeeze between the bird-in-the-hand Super Hornet and the
UCAS?"
SDD isn't production.
It isn't even close.
This is a Demonstration.
Its intended to provide experience of operating
something like a production type vehicle off
carriers. UCAS-D will never be a production
vehicle. It's successor will.
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