Navy to Set Up UCLASS Introduction Team

A team tasked with smoothing the introduction of future carrier-based unmanned aerial system into the fleet will be established later this year.

The Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) Fleet Introduction Team (FIT) is scheduled for establishment at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif., on Oct. 1.

According to a Navy directive, the team will plan the effort to establish the initial and full operational capability of the UCLASS and determine the “squadron requirements for manpower, training, maintenance, logistics, carrier integration, optimized fleet response plan, information technology, interoperability, security and budget” for the system. The team also will “determine infrastructure and base operating requirements.”

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