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Old February 21st 10, 01:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
Jack Linthicum
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Default U.S. Navy Plans Armed UCAS-D Follow-on

On Feb 20, 12:22*am, wrote:
"The U.S. Navy is planning to demonstrate an
armed, sensor-equipped, carrier-based unmanned
combat aircraft system (UCAS) by 2018, as a
follow-on to carrier-suitability and autonomous
aerial-refueling demonstrations planned for
completion in 2013."

See:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...s/asd/2010/02/....


LA Times article on the drone "pilots" of Nevada

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-a...,2614633.story