Navy Unmanned Aerial Refueling System: Acquisition Addresses Validated Requirements and Reflects a Knowledge-Based Approach

Abstract

The Navy expects to invest almost $2.5 billion through fiscal year 2022 in the development of an unmanned aerial refueling system referred to as the MQ-25. The MQ-25 is the result of a restructure of the former Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1163976

Entities

People

  • Kristine Hassinger
  • Laura Greifner
  • Marvin E. Bonner
  • Michael J. Sullivan
  • Roxanna Sun
  • Travis Masters

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Military Acquisition
  • Product Development
  • Refueling
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Economics
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs