The Deputy Director of Warfare Integration (N8FB) at Chief of Naval Operations Staff told National Defense in an interview that the upper echelons in the Pentagon are contemplating whether the new Carrier Based Aerial Refueling System (CBARS) will require a new competition.
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Michael Novak said all four companies that participated in the earlier Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program are able to refine their proposals and “hit the mark for the CBARS.”
However, it is up to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to ultimately decide the next step forward.