As the Navy's Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program undergoes an Office of the Secretary of Defense-led review, a senior service official hopes the study concludes in a "good manner" so that the program can continue. Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems (N98), said at an Aug. 5 Center for Strategic and International Studies event in Washington that he is a "firm believer" that UCLASS is needed to make the carrier airwing stronger...
