Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

DARPA Awards $1 Billion Robotic Aircraft Contract

"Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $1 billion contract to an industry team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. to build three robotic reconnaissance aircraft and a computer operating system to help fly them for the Air Force and the Navy.

The Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) marks the first program to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle flown by both services. The X-47B will fly 1,500 nautical miles carrying 4,500 pounds of radar and electronic warning systems, according to an Aug. 18 DARPA statement."

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Posted by Darren at August 21, 2004 04:32 PM | More from UAV News |