General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ofrecerá a la US Navy una versión para portaaviones del Predator, el Sea Avenger, que probablemnte competirá con el Northrop Grumman X-47B, para el programa de la US Navy para dotarse de una aeronave no tripulada de reconocimiento y ataque (Programa UCLASS).
El ganador debe además ser capaz de reabastecerse en vuelo, y debe entrar en servicio en 2018.
El Sea Avenger tiene mucho en común con los Predator y Reaper ya en servicio.
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will offer the US Navy a carrier-based version of its jet-powered Predator C Avenger unmanned aircraft system.
The Sea Avenger will likely compete against the Northrop Grumman X-47B, and perhaps other rivals, for an emerging navy requirement called unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS).
The service is already investing more than $1 billion for the X-47B to demonstrate the feasibility of carrier-based operations for unmanned aircraft, including autonomous aerial refuelling. The UCLASS requirement calls for an aircraft with both capabilities which can be deployed by fiscal year 2018.
The Sea Avenger will share many of the features already flying on Predator and Reaper
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