The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed for aircraft carrier-based operations.

The X-47B is a tailless, strike fighter-sized unmanned aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman as part of the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) Carrier Demonstration program.

2023年4月29日 · The X-47B of the U.S. Navy was a particularly formidable stealth drone, but it's no longer in use by the military. Here's why.

2024年10月6日 · The MQ-47 (X-47B) is an exciting leap forward in drone technology being developed by Northrop Grumman for the US Navy. Poised to enhance naval operations significantly by augmenting the air warfare capabilities of the Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighter squadrons.

2023年4月12日 · Between 2011-15, the Northrop Grumman X-47B was tested as the US Navy's first inquiry into unmanned aircraft. This is where it is now.

2021年2月19日 · The X-47B is an unmanned combat air system carrier (UCAS) offered by Northrop Grumman for the US Navy (USN). The strike fighter size unmanned aircraft successfully completed its first-ever autonomous aerial refuelling demonstration with an Omega Air KC-707 tanker in April 2015.

2022年8月26日 · US Navy’s X-47B unmanned jets are heading to museum after 11 years of service. The historic aircraft have a long-standing history of successful operations. So why were they decommissioned?