Message posted by Sundog on July 13, 2003 at 19:48:14 PST:
Hi everyone, Also, Lockheed Martin has teamed with Northrop Grumman for UCAV developments. My guess is, since it looks like the newer versions of the Boeing X-45 (the X-45C) and the Northrop-Grumman X-47 (X-47B the operational design?) look like one will be eventually chosen for production, L-M wants to try score some of the action.
According to Aviation Week, a new classified "stealthy" UAV was used over Iraq. It is apparently very similar to Darkstar (probably just Darkstar with the bugs worked out and classified so it couldn;t be cancelled..lol). Anyway, it apprently angered many U-2 pilots becuase they weren't told about them and were surprised to see aircraft very close to their U-2's at the same altitude.
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