UCAVs on Aircraft Carriers–Why Bother?
Here is a scenario produced by Northrop Grumman that demonstrates the thinking behind the Navy-UCAS program:

An aggressive regional power with r

Here is a scenario produced by Northrop Grumman that demonstrates the thinking behind the Navy-UCAS program:

An aggressive regional power with robust integrated air defenses, ballistic/cruise missiles and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and chemical WMD capabilities, has attacked a U.S. ally. Offshore, a Navy carrier strike group prosecutes enemy submarine and surface forces. Nearby countries refuse basing rights to U.S. forces and the closest secure bases are thousands of miles distant.