Further Reading

X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)

References

• FY2003 Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation [19 MB PDF]
• DOT&E FY01 Annual Report

• UCAV ATD PHASE I SELECTION PROCESS DOCUMENT
• UCAV Operational System (UOS) System Capability Document (SCD)
• DARPA AND AIR FORCE SELECT UCAV CONTRACTORS April 16, 1998 - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Air Force today selected four contractor teams for the first phase of the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) program.
• DARPA AND AIR FORCE SELECT BOEING TO BUILD UCAV DEMONSTRATOR SYSTEM 24 March 1999 -- Boeing Phantom Works will design, fabricate and flight test their UCAV demonstrator system in a 42-month, $131 million cost-shared effort.
• UAV Technologies and Combat Operations Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) SAF/PA 96-1204 - 1996

• UCAV Overview Department of the Navy UAV Offsite Meeting 20- 21 May 1998
• UCAVs may find niche in 21st Century The Rocketeer 25 June 1998 - One issue that generates debate in the UCAV community is the degree of autonomy that a UCAV should be permitted.
• F-16 Unihabited Air Combat Vehicles Kenneth E. Thompson, Jr.; William C. Watkins (Faculty Advisor) Air Command and Staff College 1998 -- Arguments for modifying current F-16Cs to perform both manned and unmanned combat missions.
• Unmanned combat air vehicle technologies mature at AFRL (AFPN) 22 Feb 2000 -- A $140 million, advanced technology demonstration jointly funded by the Air Force, DARPA and Boeing Co., the UCAV is being developed as an affordable weapon system for two lethal roles: suppression of enemy air defenses and precision strike.

• Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle @ ARPA
• Strikestar 2025 Air Force 2025 by Col (Sel) Bruce W. Carmichael et al
• Unmanned Strike Fighter AIAA Student Programs
• UNINHABITED COMBAT AERIAL VEHICLES: REMOVE THE PILOT? ANDREW A. PROBERT
• Future Flier - Tactical Aircraft Systems studies uninhabited combat aircraft for Navy
• Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) @ DARPA