Northrop Grumman debuted its historic unmanned combat drone that will be utilized by the U.S. Navy. The defense contractor said it began developing the X-47B aircraft back in 2007 when it was awarded ...
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The current drone-centered mission scope is largely surveillance and refueling, as evidenced by a first-of-its-kind MQ-25 Stingray carrier-launched refueler drone now ...
Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned combat aircraft system demonstrator was hoisted aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Truman at NAS Norfolk, Va., on Nov. 26 ,to begin several weeks of deck ...
The U.S. Navy has quietly added new sea trials to its X-47B demonstration, but an actual hook-up and passing of gas through an automated aerial refueling (AAR) system remains an elusive goal. Navy ...
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130710-N-LE576-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) makes a carrier-based arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the ...
The Navy's X-47B unmanned aircraft has completed its final test aboard 'USS Theodore Roosevelt' (CVN 71) and has returned to its home base at Naval Air Station Patuxent River after eight days at sea , ...