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The Boeing X-46 was a proposed unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) that was to be developed in conjunction with the United States Navy and DARPA as a naval carrier-based variant of the Boeing X-45 UCAV being developed for the U.S. Air Force. Two contracts for technology demonstrators were awarded in June 2000, to Boeing for the X-46A and to Northrop Grumman for the X-47A.
| X-46 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist's impression of an X-46 landing on a carrier | |
| Role | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Integrated Defense Systems |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | United States Navy (intended) |
| Number built | 0 |
| Developed from | Boeing X-45 |
However, in April 2003, the Air Force and the Navy efforts were formally combined under the joint DARPA/USAF/Navy J-UCAV program, later renamed J-UCAS (Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems), and the X-46 program was terminated as redundant.[1]
A Navy-only N-UCAS demonstrator program started in the summer of 2006.[2] Boeing will use material developed for the X-46 and X-45 to propose the X-45N as a naval UCAV demonstrator.[3]
References
- "Uncertainty Engulfs Pentagon's Unmanned Aircraft Plans". Aviation Week and Space Technology, 13 September 2002.
- "Navy UCAS Program Set To Be Launched Within Weeks". Aviation Week and Space Technology, 21 July 2006.
- "Bids are in for U.S. Navys UCAS-D". Aviation Week and Space Technology, 1 April 2007.
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[de] Boeing X-46
Die Boeing X-46 ist ein Experimentalflugzeug zur Erprobung von unbemannten Kampfflugzeugen (englisch: Naval Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle; UCAV-N) auf Flugzeugträgern.- [en] Boeing X-46
[fr] Boeing X-46
En parallèle avec le X-45, l'US Navy et la DARPA étudièrent un appareil pour les navires de guerre basé sur le même concept. À cette fin, on attribua deux contrats en juin 2000. L'un à Boeing pour le X-46A, l'autre à Northrop Grumman pour le X-47A.[it] Boeing X-46
Il Boeing X-46 era un progetto di aeromobile a pilotaggio remoto (UCAV), che doveva essere sviluppato in collaborazione tra la United States Navy e la Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) come variante imbarcata basata sull'X-45 della Boeing, in fase di sviluppo per la United States Air Force.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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