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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...