The Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike was a United States Navy program to develop an autonomous carrier-based unmanned combat aerial vehicle providing an uncrewed intelligence
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 14, 2013.
Unmanned X-47B with USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the background
F/A-XX program
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F/A-XX is a development and acquisition program for a future sixth-generation strike fighter to replace the United States Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and complement the F-35C beginning in the 2030s.
Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike
…enemy surface ships. It has been speculated that one of the reasons for making the UCLASS more ISR-centric was to prevent it from taking the role of the F/A-XX, the manned future fighter replacement for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The F/A-XX is envisioned as a manned multi-role fighter, and the Navy cannot…
An early rendering of a proposed Boeing F/A-XX design from January 2011
The Boeing F/A-XX concept design as of 2013
Northrop Grumman's first publicized rendering for its F/A-XX, as revealed in April 2026.