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	Joint Unmanned Combat Air System
		The system will utilize significant improvements in the reliability and maintainability of subsystems and low observables materials, robust prognostics and health management systems, and reduced manpower needed to operate and maintain the vehicles.
		Another motivating factor for the Common Operating System is the level of autonomy versus human-in-the-loop operation needed during the operation of the J-UCAS.
		This Common Operating System is being designed so that it can, in effect, host a number of other configurations that might be required to pursue missions of a similar type as we move into the future and the requirements for the existing platforms change.
	www.darpa.mil /j-ucas/fact_sheet.htm (1487 words)

	Unmanned Combat Planes Are 'Smarter,' But Finger on the Trigger Is Human
		It is "the largest unmanned systems development ever undertaken" by the Pentagon, according to Michael Francis, director of the J-UCAS program at DARPA.
		An unmanned aircraft also has the potential for greater survivability because it can withstand higher G forces and have a smaller radar cross section without a cockpit, he explained.
		The unmanned craft is expected to fly at about Mach.8, at altitudes up to 35,000 feet with at least a 1,300-nautical mile combat radius and a 4,500-pound payload.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,NL_Unmanned_072604,00.html (1540 words)

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		The unmanned combat air vehicle program follows on from the company's Testbed low-observable-aircraft work, which saw a full-scale airframe built and tested on the company's radar cross-section range.
		The joint work will conclude with "live and virtual manned and unmanned assets from both nations operating in a networked coalition warfare scenario." It's possible that a Nightjar UCAV could take part in the exercise in 2009.
		The mission is pretty predictable and crewed systems are in a position to defend the autonomous asset.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/567-2078.aspx (888 words)

	Unmanned Aircraft Systems: New DOD Programs Can Learn from Past Efforts to Craft Better and Less Risky Acquisition ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Potential missions considered appropriate for unmanned systems have expanded from the original focus on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission area to limited tactical strike capabilities with projected plans for persistent ground attack, electronic warfare, and suppression of enemy air defenses.
		Original models of both systems have proven to be valuable assets in combat operations, and both transitioned from technology demonstrations into weapon system acquisition programs with sound strategies to complete development and acquire initial systems with enhanced capabilities.
		The Joint Unmanned Combat Systems (J-UCAS) program is a joint Air Force and Navy effort begun in October 2003 to develop and demonstrate the technical feasibility and operational value of a networked system of high-performance, weaponized unmanned aircraft.
	www.washingtonwatchdog.org /documents/gao/06/GAO-06-447.html (9594 words)

	Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) is the name of a new class of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that have been designed to carry out air strikes.
		The J-UCAS UCAV would use stealth technologies and carry precision-guided weapons such as the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) or precision miniature munitions, such as the Small Diameter Bomb to suppress enemy air defenses.
		The Israeli Air Force plans to procure a large long-range UCAV that resembles a fighter-jet.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/UCAV (341 words)

	USATODAY.com - Two Boeing robot combat jets fly under single operator control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — Two unmanned X-45A jets being developed as a robotic combat system made a coordinated flight under the control of a single pilot-operator, Boeing said Tuesday.
		Sunday's joint flight marked the first time ever that such a feat was accomplished, according to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems of St. Louis.
		The aircraft are part of an effort by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force, Navy and Boeing to demonstrate the technical feasibility and usefulness of an unmanned air combat system for both services.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/techinnovations/2004-08-04-robot-plane-pair_x.htm (530 words)

	Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45A tests, Boeing Integrated Systems, unmanned aircraft, X-45A,X-45C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As per the plan approved by the pilot on the ground the unmanned vehicles entered the area of action, which was a 30 by 60 mile area within the test range.
		The unmanned vehicles also determined the optimum position o the vehicles, weaons and fuel to attack the target and dropped weapons after the pilot okayed it.
		The programme aims to demonstrate the technical feasibility, military utility and operational value of an Unmanned Combat System for Navy and Air Force.
	www.dancewithshadows.com /pub/boeing-unmanned-aircraft.asp (479 words)

	PUTTING THE HURT ON: UAV Reconnaissance Technology
		For example, the HURT system must be able to simultaneously order the UAVs to conduct wide-area surveillance while dispatching an individual vehicle to a location requested by a soldier for a close-up look.
		The flights of the Hunter II prototype were conducted from December 27 through January 12 in Arizona and were designed to demonstrate the UAV's endurance, communications and air-to-ground surveillance capabilities, and are part of the company's ongoing effort to enhance the U.S. Army's warfighting capabilities using autonomous unmanned air systems.
		While these initial flights will utilize small UAV systems, the technologies developed under HURT could eventually be used with larger unmanned systems such as Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk, RQ-8 Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical UAV and X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS).
	www.military.com /soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_HURT,,00.html (764 words)

	X-45A flies simulated combat mission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Two Boeing Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems’ (J-UCAS) X-45A unmanned aircraft flew a simulated combat mission on 4 February 2005 during their 50th flight at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California.
		Tasked with suppression of enemy air defenses, the two vehicles were given two simulated pop-up ground threats to eliminate.
		The J-UCAS X-45 program is a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency/U.S. Air Force/U.S. Navy/Boeing effort to demonstrate the technical feasibility, military utility and operational value of an unmanned air combat system for the US Air Force and the US Navy.
	www.uavworld.com /_disc4/000000d0.htm (361 words)

	Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com
		The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) conducts ground surveillance to develop an operational understanding of the enemy situation.
		A significant milestone in aviation history, the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) demonstrates the potential of unmanned air vehicles in the modern network-centric combat environment.
		Developed as the Joint Strike Fighter, each F-35 variant will be tailored to the mission needs of the military branches to maximize commonality and individual service utility and for export to other allied nations.
	company.monster.com /northrop/vIS.asp (380 words)

	News About UAVs
		The US air force announced plans Friday to nearly double the number of combat air patrols over Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of next year using armed Predator drones.
		The UAV is able to provide the combat team with video coverage of an area of interest for hours at 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the launch and recovery site.
		The air vehicle uses a pneumatic launcher and is recovered by a tactical automatic landing s...
	www.spacewar.com /uav.html (1266 words)

	The Royal Air Force - News, Events and Current Operations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) programme will include experimentation in a real-time simulation environment centered at the U.S. Air Force's Simulation and Analysis facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and integration with assets in both countries.
		The programme will culminate in an effectiveness demonstration involving live and virtual manned and unmanned assets from both nations operating in a networked coalition warfare scenario.
		The information generated by this unique collaboration will aid both nations in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of unmanned combat air vehicles as components of a future coalition offensive air capability.
	www.raf.mod.uk /news/archive/2005/news_0503_07.html (301 words)

	Northrop Grumman Introduces Full-Scale Model of X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air System at Farnborough International ...
		Officiating at the unveiling ceremony were Scott J. Seymour, Northrop Grumman corporate vice president and president of the company's Integrated Systems sector; Dain Hancock, executive vice president, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., and Warren Bole, vice president of operational military engines for Pratt and Whitney.
		Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems is a premier aerospace and defense systems integration organization.
		For its government and civil customers worldwide, Integrated Systems delivers best-value solutions, products and services that support military and homeland defense missions in the areas of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; space access; battle management command and control, and integrated strike warfare.
	www.irconnect.com /noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=60965 (369 words)

	Northrop Grumman Awarded $1.04 Billion to Continue Work on X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems Program [ August 19, ...
		The J-UCAS program is an effort by DARPA, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy to demonstrate the technical feasibility, military utility and operational value of networked, unmanned, air-combat systems to suppress enemy air defenses, perform electronic attack, conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, and perform precision strike attacks.
		It will carry a wide variety of sensors with a large internal weapons payload and be fully networked into the military's emerging joint operational architecture.
		The J-UCAS common operating system, flexible architecture and modular air vehicle design will allow the X-47B to support emerging joint missions.
	www.aeroworldnet.com /1nr081904.htm (446 words)

	Air-Attack.com - J-UCAS Program
		In late 2003, DARPA formed the J-UCAS office, merging the Air Force X-45A UCAV and the Navy X-47A UCAV-N unmanned combat air vehicle programs.
		The larger air vehicles will more closely represent the envisioned operational systems, to include two full weapons bays and incorporation of LO technologies.
		The objective of Spiral 1 effort is to design, develop, integrate, and demonstrate the technologies, processes, and system attributes (TPSAs) pertaining to the J-UCAS Operational System.
	www.air-attack.com /page/72 (825 words)

	Aonix - Press Releases
		The J-UCAS program is a joint Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. Air Force and Navy effort to demonstrate the technical feasibility, usefulness and operational value of networked unmanned combat vehicles.
		Common Operating System, integrating the system components, which will provide the necessary software and services that enable system functionality, while minimizing the impact of platform constraints.
		High-performance unmanned air vehicles complete with intelligent weapon systems are being designed to suppress enemy air defenses, provide surveillance, and execute precision air strikes within the emerging global command and control architecture.
	www.aonix.com /pr_09.30.05.html (553 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The program is intended to develop and test the technologies necessary to field fleets of unmanned aircraft capable of operating on their own to attack and shut down enemy air defenses.
		Sunday's joint flight marked the first time such a feat was accomplished, according to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems of St. Louis.
		These unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are the next wave in military and commercial flight systems, performing tasks that are too dangerous, tedious, strenuous or otherwise unsuitable for manned aircraft.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=x45a (1163 words)

	Goodrich - Asian Aerospace 2004
		The award is expected to generate approximately $15 million in revenues over the life of the program.
		Earlier this year, Goodrich was also selected to provide the SmartPort air data sensors for the J-UCAS flight control system.
		The company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
	www.goodrich.com /transformation2/JUCAS.html (481 words)

	Report Recommendations
		DOD stated that they would direct a joint system management office to help define near-term Service requirements for a highly survivable unmanned combat system.
		In October 2003 a Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program was formed to provide a joint DARPA/Air Force/Navy effort to demonstrate unmanned combat capabilities.
		During FY05 budget deliberations it was reported that a potential gap between the Air Force's force structure plans and the fiscal resources to pay for those plans was looming, such that the Air Force may have to reconsider future acquisition options to ensure a more financially feasible investment strategy.
	www.gao.gov /docdblite/summary.php?rec=1&recflag=2&accno=A07441&rptno=GAO-03-598 (805 words)

	NASA - Past Project - X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)
		One of the aircraft systems being evaluated is the Boeing X-45A.
		The project's goal is to demonstrate that a highly autonomous aircraft can be used for suppressing enemy air defenses or in a strike role.
		Dryden's participation in the UCAV System Demonstration Program is to support the DARPA/Boeing team in the design, development, integration, and demonstration of the critical technologies, processes, and system attributes leading to a UCAV Operational System.
	www.nasa.gov /lb/centers/dryden/research/X45A/index.html (209 words)

	Lockheed Martin Teams With Northrop Grumman For Joint Unmanned Combat Air System
		The new UAVs will demonstrate the technical and operational feasibility of using a UAV system to conduct surveillance, strike and suppression of enemy air defenses missions from an aircraft carrier.
		On Oct. 1, the Department of Defense plans to stand up a Joint Systems Management Office led by DARPA to manage the new J-UCAS program.
		The two companies will use their shared experience on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, added Winship, to leverage DARPA's investments in the Joint UCAS development creating a combat UAV system that will meet the needs of both the Navy and Air Force.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/unmanned-combat-03f.html (435 words)

	Northrop Grumman Selects Goodrich Air Data System for the Joint-Unmanned Combat Air Systems X-47B Air Vehicle \| ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		provides all the necessary air data information required by the air vehicle.
		system of unmanned air vehicles for both the Air Force and the Navy.
		of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_489832.html (506 words)

	ASI :: Library
		Associate System – A system, comprised of a human operator and one or more Associates (above), which attempts to provide complete task coverage within a specific domain by allocating functions to both the human and associate(s).
		The Robotics CTA focuses on the technology required to permit inanimate systems (or sub-systems) to perform in a seemingly human fashion.
		FCS – Future Combat Systems: a joint-services, networked system of systems (one large system made up of 18 individual systems plus the network and soldier-often referred to as 18 plus one plus one).
	www.asinc.com /resources_library.php (812 words)

	Joint UK - US collaborative program announced for unmanned combat air system (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Ministry of Defense and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today (17th March 05) announced a collaborative program to determine the military benefit of Unmanned Combat Air Systems for future coalition operations.
		The Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program will include experimentation in a real-time simulation environment centered at the U.S. Air Force's Simulation and Analysis facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and integration with assets in both countries.
		The program will culminate in an effectiveness demonstration involving live and virtual manned and unmanned assets from both nations operating in a networked coalition warfare scenario.
	www.blackanthem.com /TheAllies/2005031718.html (281 words)

	July 18, 2005 - Contract to Develop Damage Tolerance
		Warrenton, VA (July 18, 2005) — Athena Technologies, Inc (Athena) has been awarded a contract by the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program to develop a new approach to autonomously mitigate the effects of physical damage that could potentially occur in an air combat environment.
		Damage tolerance capability is crucial for unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) operating in extremely hazardous, high-threat environments.
		These adjustments will enable air vehicles to complete their missions after incurring battle damage and allow them to safely return home.
	athenati.com /news_events/press_releases/july_18_2005 (734 words)

	Northrop Grumman Awarded $1.04 Billion to Continue Work on X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems Program
		Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector leads a J-UCAS team that includes Lockheed Martin Corp., and Pratt and Whitney.
		Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., it designs, develops, produces and supports integrated systems and subsystems optimized for use on networks.
		For government and civil customers worldwide, NGIS delivers best-value solutions, products and services that support military and homeland defense missions in the areas of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; space access; battle management command and control; and integrated strike warfare.
	www.irconnect.com /noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=62665 (547 words)

	Virtual machine to fly unmanned systems: News from Aonix
		The J-UCAS programme is a joint Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), US Air Force and Navy effort to demonstrate the technical feasibility, usefulness and operational value of networked unmanned combat vehicles.
		J-UCAS will employ a common operating system, integrating the system components, which will provide the necessary software and services that enable system functionality, while minimising the impact of platform constraints.
		Boeing began its unmanned combat aircraft programme in 1998.
	www.electronicstalk.com /news/nwm/nwm119.html (672 words)

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