Computers in engineering

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November 2004

Unmanned mission control

The Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45 program is a team effort to demonstrate the technical feasibility, military utility, and operational value of a networked system of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for both the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the U.S. Navy (USN). Project team members include DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), USAF, USN, and Boeing. Operational missions for the unmanned system may include suppression of enemy air defenses; deep strike; electronic attack; and ISR, or intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
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