The Navy is considering employing an accelerated acquisition process to purchase the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike system, according to the service chief. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told reporters Dec. 7 that UCLASS is a "prime candidate" to get a prototype out to the fleet so that sailors can learn how to operate aboard a carrier. "When I think about unmanned, too often . . . the person that's not in the room is the operations guy,"...
