DARPA Will Lead Joint UCAV Office

By Amy Butler / June 24, 2003 at 5:00 AM
The Pentagon's acting acquisition chief yesterday named the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to lead a new joint office that will manage the development of future unmanned combat air vehicle systems for the Air Force and Navy. Michael Wynne, who became the acting under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics when Pete Aldridge stepped down last month, issued a June 23 memo outlining the purpose and organization of the Unmanned Combat Air System Joint System Management Office. Wynne...

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