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Navy Seeks To Demonstrate Autonomous Aerial Refueling For UCAS By 2013

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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein The Navy is looking to demonstrate autonomous refueling of its planned Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS), according to a presolicitation notice published earlier this month. According to the Federal Business Opportunities notice (N0001908UCASD01), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to contract on a sole source basis with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to modify the company's X-47B UCAS contract to support demonstration of an autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) capability by 2013. "The X-47B air vehicle is the only relevant…

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