X-47B Sorties Ramping Up

By Guy Norris, Amy Butler
Los Angeles, Washington

The U.S. Navy is building on the successful first flight of the stealthy, tailless Northrop Grumman X-47B demonstrator as a pivotal step toward the long-held goal of marrying persistent, autonomous unmanned intelligence and strike aircraft with the reach of its fleet of aircraft carriers.

“We’re celebrating the centennial of Naval aviation, and if we fast-forward 100 years, then we’ve added three words ...

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