Precision targeting and close air support.

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The Joint Unmanned Air Combat System, a joint Air Force-Navy-DARPA project, seeks to develop a family of unmanned aircraft for bombing and ISR missions. The program manager from DARPA tells National Defense that JUCAS will have a common architecture and will allow participation by all the services. While the Air Force aircraft will focus on combat missions, the Navy is interested in ISR capabilities.

We also take a look at efforts by the U.S. Air Force to upgrade their aircraft so it can better...