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U.S. Navy Conduct First Catapult Launch of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have conducted the Navy’s first catapult launch of an unmanned system using the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator.
Northrop Grumman is the Navy’s prime contractor for the UCAS-D program.
“Today’s… Continue reading
Second X-47B UCAS-D arrives at NAS Patuxent River
It was not an ordinary morning at Pax River when a large flatbed truck hauling the fighter-sized X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) entered through the naval air station’s gate.
Navy and Northrop Grumman personnel welcomed the second X-47B,… Continue reading
X-47B gears up for summer milestones
In recent months, Pax River personnel may have noticed a new, uniquely shaped tailless aircraft on the runway, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D).
“This summer will be full of activity as the team braces for X-47B’s first… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney-Powered Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Unveiled
Picture: Northrop Grumman
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., January 7, 2009 – Pratt & Whitney, along with Northrop Grumman, unveiled the first X-47B air vehicle for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. The X-47B is powered by… Continue reading