Kratos / Sierra Technical Services "Jester" "Clone Ranger"

[Fluss]

LinkedIn

Sierra Technical Services (STS) has received early notification of selection for award by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Agile Weapons Office (AFLCMC/EBX) as a prime contractor for the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract. (EWAAC)

STS anticipates concise collaboration with AFLCMC/EBX by bringing our Innovative Digital Engineering and Manufacturing Capabilities to the fight!

A Sierra technical services official said he plans to sign a new contract with the US military.
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The attached image shows 5GAT and other UAVs.
I asked for an answer from the site where the trademark is registered ...
uspto.report

"Jester" and "Clone Range" trademarks have been confirmed.
After all, it's like a UAV.
Of these, the image was registered in the clone ranger.
The size seems to be UCAV, which is a little smaller than X-47B.

 

[flateric]

looks like direct descendant of LMSW Sabre Warrior from late 90s
I guess people behind both projects are the same ex-Skunk Works engineers

 

[Fluss]

looks like direct descendant of LMSW Sabre Warrior from late 90s
I guess people behind both projects are the same ex-Skunk Works engineers

I affirm your theory. Roger Heys, President of STS, seems to have been with Skunk Works from 1980 to 2001.

 

[flateric]

It was not a theory about STS staff being ex-LMSW (it's well known). It was a theory about specific projects.

 

[Nik]

That looks like some-thing workable you could send into 'Harms Way' without worrying about crew attrition...

 

[hole in the ground]

Im not seeing much/any space for landing gear on that underside image. I assume that something like this would have conventional gear(?)

 

[Hull down]

https://www.twz.com/air/pickle-fork...efueling-capability-being-developed-by-kratos

 

[flateric]

Lold. Why so lazy to make a few clicks to get connection. So they have stopped to read us.

 

[donnage99]

Naaah now that this thread has resurfaced, you bet they gonna take the more detailed picture in post #1 and include the personnel that used to be from skunk works as part of their "investigative update"

Let's do the countdown anyone wants to throw any money their article gonna be updated within next 24hrs?

 

[flateric]

not necessarily

 

[flateric]

https://www.kratosdefense.com/unmanned-systems/air/design-engineering

 

[Scott Kenny]

Why on earth would you do that picklefork?

 

[Brett Davidson]

Why on earth would you do that picklefork?

To pack as many of the bulkiest weapons as you can into the shortest airframe so that you can then load more of them into a confined space, like the hold of a C-17 (assuming that the wings fold or are detachable)?

 

[Grey Havoc]

To pack as many of the bulkiest weapons as you can into the shortest airframe so that you can then load more of them into a confined space, like the hold of a C-17 (assuming that the wings fold or are detachable)?

Also, it reminds me of some WIG related designs I've seen. Which makes me think among other things that the company is also aiming at advanced short field capabilities when it comes to ground launch / recovery.

 

[donnage99]

not necessarily

just sarcasm

 

[bobbymike]

https://www.twz.com/air/pickle-fork...ed/Sales&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email

 

[Dreamflyer]

looks like direct descendant of LMSW Sabre Warrior from late 90s

About an hour or so ago, I posted in this thread another concept-art picture from the LMSW 'Sabre Warrior', from an old magazine...
It just got deleted about 2 minutes ago. Why??

Edit:
Okay, a quick search shows the picture already had been posted in another thread (by Hesham) many years ago. So I assume that´s the reason, which is fine for me.
Link to that thread:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/lockheed-sabre-warrior-ucav-concept.39605/

 

[SlothmanAllen]

So Kratos picked this up and is actually developing it or is it cancelled?

 

[red admiral]

So Kratos picked this up and is actually developing it or is it cancelled?

Pretty unclear that any actual work has been done on it for the last 30 years besides a new pr render.