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Carrier-Based UAV Delayed

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

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Top Pentagon officials have repeatedly stated their intention to emphasize spending on unmanned systems at a time when budgets are tight, but that doesn’t mean all UAVs are being protected. In outlining its fiscal 2013 budget proposal, the Navy said it was delaying initial operational capability (IOC) for its aircraft carrier-based unmanned strike drone by two years. The Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike aircraft, known as UCLASS, is not expected to reach a carrier for IOC until 2020, Navy Secretary…

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