Boeing X-45

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UCAV experimental aircraft unmanned combat air vehicle

The Boeing X-45 is an experimental unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) developed for the U.S. military to demonstrate autonomous strike and reconnaissance capabilities.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Boeing X-45A	1
Boeing X-45B	1
Boeing X-45C	1
Boeing X-45N	1
J-UCAS X-45	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UCAV ⓘ experimental aircraft ⓘ unmanned combat air vehicle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Boeing X-45 ⓘ surface form: J-UCAS X-45
configuration	flying wing ⓘ
controlType	autonomous ⓘ remotely piloted (supervisory control) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	high-risk missions ⓘ operations in contested airspace ⓘ
designedToDemonstrate	autonomous in-flight replanning ⓘ autonomous mission planning ⓘ collaborative operations between multiple UCAVs ⓘ precision strike capability ⓘ weapons release under human oversight ⓘ
designedWith	ground control station interface ⓘ internal weapons bay ⓘ satellite communications link ⓘ stealth features ⓘ
developedFor	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ
engineModel	Honeywell F124 ⓘ
firstFlightDate	2002-05-22 ⓘ
firstFlightLocation	Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
hasVariant	Boeing X-45 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boeing X-45A Boeing X-45 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boeing X-45B Boeing X-45 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boeing X-45C Boeing X-45 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boeing X-45N
influenced	Boeing MQ-25 Stingray ⓘ subsequent UCAV concepts ⓘ
manufacturer	Boeing Phantom Works ⓘ
numberOfEngines	1 ⓘ
primaryMission	autonomous strike ⓘ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ
programName	Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems ⓘ
programOutcome	remained a demonstrator and did not enter production ⓘ
programStart	late 1990s ⓘ
propulsionType	turbofan ⓘ
role	reconnaissance aircraft demonstrator ⓘ strike aircraft demonstrator ⓘ unmanned combat air vehicle ⓘ
status	experimental ⓘ technology demonstrator ⓘ
testActivities	autonomous takeoff and landing tests ⓘ autonomous taxi tests ⓘ coordinated multi-vehicle missions ⓘ simulated weapons delivery ⓘ
wingType	low-observable flying wing ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boeing X-45 → alsoKnownAs → Boeing X-45 ⓘ

this entity surface form: J-UCAS X-45

Boeing X-45 → hasVariant → Boeing X-45 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boeing X-45A

Boeing X-45 → hasVariant → Boeing X-45 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boeing X-45B

Boeing X-45 → hasVariant → Boeing X-45 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boeing X-45C

Boeing X-45 → hasVariant → Boeing X-45 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boeing X-45N

X-Plane experimental aircraft programs → notableAircraft → Boeing X-45 ⓘ