Posted on 11/26/2004 1:22:19 PM PST by dumpdaschle
ST. LOUIS, November 18, 2004 - The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Company accepted the first two engines for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45C aircraft program Nov. 10 in a ceremony held at a General Electric plant in Lynn, Mass.
Boeing is building three X-45C aircraft in St. Louis as part of the J-UCAS program. Each of the aircraft will be powered by a single F404 engine.
"With the F404 engine, the X-45C will be able to fly a combat radius of more than 1,200 nautical miles, cruise at 0.80 Mach, reach altitudes of 40,000 feet and carry a 4,500 pound weapon payload," said Darryl Davis, Boeing J-UCAS X-45 vice president and program manager. "With that range, speed, and lethality, this unmanned system is truly revolutionary."
The first X-45C flight is scheduled for early 2007, with the initiation of an operational assessment by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy beginning that same year. The assessment will culminate in a demonstration of the capabilities of the J-UCAS system and the X-45's ability to conduct suppression of enemy air defenses; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and strike missions.
The X-45C will be 39-feet long with a 49-foot wingspan. It is designed to be a highly-survivable weapons system that will include advanced sensors and a robust communication system demonstrating advanced target detection and engagement capabilities.
The J-UCAS X-45 program is a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/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 Services.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis , Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $27 billion business. It provides network-centric systems solutions to its global military, government and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense and Department of Homeland Security; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in launch services.
So the homeless can still clean the windsheild !
Because it's a Monica?
Nope, I sell insurance in South Dakota. I really should have added some comment with this posting. Sorry. My comment would have been "cool picture, looks even more sinister than an F-117."
No prob. Your PC interface tells you to take your drone to refuel at an unmanned re-fuelling station.
Then its off to the unmanned re-armament station!
Why only mach 0.8? That doesn't seem too revolutionary...at least in terms of speed.
It costs, but a great source for this type of news is Aviation Week and Space Technology.
Because it will actully be flown by one of these....
First of all, it is called the "shift" key. People tend to take newbies more seriously if you can be bothered to use it, not to mention proper punctuation.
Second, I found this article interesting because I hadn't heard anything about the project for a while. Wether or not I have a "thing" about Boeing, as you seem to do, has nothing to do with it. This is news, so it is worth posting, and I thank DD for posting it.
Third, it is bad form to attack someone's motives for making a post, especially if it is as inconsequential as this.
this is a non event....
So feel free to consider this a "non-thread".
kewl .....
teaching included for free... wow
OHOHOH Can I have one?
That's the engine inlet.
I have NO idea WHY they stuck a blue light in there.
Maybe for dramatic effect.
But it looks very different from the prototypes.
Dunno.
Some of the fighter jock types on FR here may know.
Could've been LUCAS ELECTRIC.
*chuckle*
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Another thing.
It probably isn't a good idea to announce to the world you're still anxiously awaiting puberty by using words like "kewl".
lol... ur really are funny ....
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