The X-47B unmanned aircraft successfully completed the first-ever fully autonomous aerial refueling, taking on over 4,000 pounds of fuel from an Omega K-707 tanker. This achievement marks a "tipping ...

PATUXENT RIVER, 17 Md., Nov. 2012. The X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) has begun demonstrating its ability to be maneuvered safely and wirelessly on the crowded deck of an aircraft carrier. In ...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md., 1 Dec. 2012. The X-47B drone has completed its first catapult launch. The test was conducted by Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy. The test was conducted at a ...

When both Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert attended the first successful carrier landing of the service’s Unmanned Combat Air System ...

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator successfully completed its inaugural land-based catapult launch at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Nov. 29, marking the start of a new era for naval ...

The first major phase of flight testing the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft came to a successful conclusion on May 15 when Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the ...

The Navy today launched an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) from an aircraft carrier at sea, the system's first at-sea catapult launch. The aircraft flew from USS George H. W.

In 2014, the X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle made aviation history with its successful launch and recovery from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. These groundbreaking trials marked a major leap toward ...

The Navy X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle has arrived at Patuxent Naval Air Station, Md., where it will undergo testing for carrier-based operations that will include the use of catapult and arresting ...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator successfully completed its inaugural land-based catapult launch here, marking the start of a new era for naval aviation. ...

If Northrop Grumman’s proposal for MQ-Next looks a lot like the company’s X-47B unmanned air vehicle (UAV), that’s because the new SG-2 flying-wing concept draws many features from the demonstrator ...