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US Navy X-47B Stealth Strike Fighter

The Northrop Grumman X-47B was a successful step in the US Navy’s quest to build the first carrier-capable unmanned aerial vehicle. After the promising Pegasus project of the early 2000s, the service ...
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 ...
On the cover of Aviation Week’s May 11-14, 2015, edition, the U.S. Navy's Northrop Grumman X-47B uncrewed combat aircraft demonstrator receives fuel from an Omega Boeing K-707 tanker, marking the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bat-wing Navy drone that became the first autonomous airplane to take off and land on an aircraft carrier accomplished yet another milestone on Wednesday, becoming the first ...