Boeing has received an eight-month study contract from the US Navy unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme.

Under the contract, the company will support pre-milestone activities including development of a concept of operations, an analysis of alternatives, and an investigation of potential material solutions for the programme.

The UCLASS system will consist of an air segment, a connectivity and control segment, a carrier vessel-nuclear (CVN) segment (launch and recovery), and a systems support segment.

The study will conceptually demonstrate that the system can provide a persistent CVN-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and strike capability supporting carrier air wing operations.

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The navy has plans to deploy the unmanned surveillance and strike system in its fleet within the 2018 time frame.

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