The U.S. Navy has released a request for proposal (RFP) to bring four potential Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) designs to maturity prior to a downselect.
The RFP was released to four companies considered to have viable designs: Northrop Grumman,Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems. The RFPs are individualized for each company and not public, so the exact specifications remain unknown.
The RFP was initially due in late 2012, but subsequently delayed several times. After PDR is reached on the designs, a downselect to a single company is expected. The eventual result will be a stealthy unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for reconnaissance and light strike.
Submissions are due in early July.