UAV School for college students and combat UAVS launched from carriers: The Avionics Intelligence Report

Avionics Intelligence Report, 12 April 2011. University of North Dakota (UND) and L3 Link Simulation & Training officials a school for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) majors at UND. Meanwhile the U.S. Navy is kicking off a program to develop a carried-based UAV -- the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) --by 2018. John McHale's video report provides commentary on the school and details on UCLASS.

See also:

-- Agreement signed to create unmanned aircraft training center for college students and U.S. government personnel;

-- Navy UCLASS program to develop carried-based unmanned aircraft with surveillance and strike capability by 2018;

-- Ground control stations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming networking-hub cockpits on the ground for U.S. unmanned forces;

-- Sea Avenger UAV model completes key wind tunnel test; and

-- Navy shelves plans to develop common UAV ground-control station for Global Hawk and BAMS.