Tag: stealth drone
Lockheed Martin Unveils Concept Design for a Carrier-Based Drone (UCLASS)
Lockheed Martin unveiled today the concept design of the company's Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) air vehicle, that integrates technologies from F-35C, RQ-170 and other systems to provide persistent ISR and light strike capabilities.
U.S. Air Force to Receive a More Powerful ‘Predator C Plus’
The U.S. Air force has awarded General Atomics a contract to build a third prototype of the stealthy Predator C Avenger unmanned aircraft. General Atomics has already built two such aircraft and is planning to build two more, at least one is now being funded by the U.S. Government. According to David A. Fulghum of Aviation Week, these new ‘Avenger’ versions will be more powerful and will carry more payloads than the first two prototype competed in 2009. A second Avenger flew for the first time in April 2010. The Air Force has allocated $15 million for the first aircraft but the program is expected to grow in size.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin is a global security company headquartered at Bethesda, MD, U.S.A. The majority of its business is with the U.S. Department of Defense and...
