The Boeing X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle is a concept demonstrator for a "next generation" of completely autonomous military aircraft, developed by Boeing's Phantom Works. Manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, the X-45 was a part of DARPA's J-UCAS project.

Oct 28, 2009 · X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, or UCAV, technology demonstration aircraft in flight during its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California. NASA/Jim Ross Dryden performed several roles in the research and demonstration aspects of the X-45A UCAV program.

May 13, 2003 · The Boeing joint unmanned combat air system X-45 is an unmanned combat air vehicle being developed for strike missions such as Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD), electronic warfare and associated operations.

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has identified unmanned vehicles as one of the key types of systems in his campaign to trans-form the American military for wars of the future.

Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Boeing X-45 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) Prototype including pictures.

The two vehicles involved in J-UCAS were the Boeing X-45 and Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus, [2] originally part of UCAV and UCAV-N respectively. [1][3] J-UCAS was managed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

First flown in 2002, the X-45A was the first modern UAV designed specifically for combat strike missions. The stealthy, swept-wing jet has fully retractable landing gear and a composite, fiber-reinforced epoxy skin. Its fuselage houses two internal weapons bays.

The Boeing X-45 is a proof-of-concept technology demonstrator developed in partnership with DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) for a long-established aviation group trying to develop a fully autonomous Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) - US Air Force ( USAF) may take over the solution.

Jan 29, 2013 · The Boeing X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle is a concept demonstrator for a next generation of completely autonomous military aircraft, developed by Boeing's Phantom Works. Manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, the X-45 was a part of DARPA's J-UCAS project. 1 Development 2 Variants 2.1 X-45A 2.2 X-45B/C 2.3 X-45N 2.4 Phantom Ray

The DARPA/Air Force/Boeing X-45A technology demonstration aircraft completed its first flight on 22 May 2002. Multi-aircraft testing will begin in 2003 when a second X-45A becomes operational, leading to joint UCAV and manned exercises in FY 2006.