Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator
The Northrop Grumman X-47B is the United States Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator, a tailless autonomous aircraft developed to demonstrate carrier suitability for unmanned aviation. It completed autonomous carrier landings, land-based catapult launches, and aerial refueling tests, providing a technology foundation for future carrier-based unmanned surveillance and strike systems rather than an operational fleet aircraft.
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Identity
- Aliases
- X-47BX-47B UCAS-DX-47B PegasusUnmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator
- Family Name
- Northrop Grumman X-47B
- Full Name
- Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- X-47B
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- landwater
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Northrop Grumman X-47B is the United States Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator, a tailless autonomous aircraft developed to demonstrate carrier suitability for unmanned aviation. It completed autonomous carrier landings, land-based catapult launches, and aerial refueling tests, providing a technology foundation for future carrier-based unmanned surveillance and strike systems rather than an operational fleet aircraft.
- Dimensions
- Wingspan M
- 18.9
- First Flight Year
- 2,011
- Manufacturer
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.navair.navy.mil/node/16026
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:07:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:07:47 UTC