The Navy's Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program cleared a major hurdle today as lawmakers have released the remaining funds -- nearly $600 million -- needed to launch the program, Inside the Navy has learned. This puts the Navy on track to release a request for proposals for the program before the end of the fiscal year. The service plans to invest $2.3 billion in the program from fiscal years 2013 to 2017, Congress has restricted some early...
