USAF Hunter-Killer
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Hunter-Killer is an unofficial project name based upon an Aviation Week & Space Technology article. When USAF releases an official name, this article will be renamed to suit.
The U.S. Air Force's Hunter-Killer program is a series of five unmanned combat air vehicles, one of which will be selected for production in 2007 or later.
The five candidate proposals are:
- Scaled Composites Model 395
- Scaled Composites Model 396
- General Atomics RQ-1B Predator or RQ-1C Predator
- Aurora Flight Sciences/Israel Aircraft Industries Eagle/Heron 2
- Unnamed Lockheed Martin Skunk Works entry
Raytheon has proposed a sixth option, whereby they would offer a combination of sensors, communications systems, and other mission-related systems as a package, and then choose an airframe at a later date. Raytheon's perspective is that, as long as it performs to a minimum set of specifications, the individual airframe is less important than the systems it will carry.
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External links
- Aviation Week & Space Technology article on the Hunter-Killer program (http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/09204top.xml)
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