Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration Family
The Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D was a tailless, jet-powered unmanned aircraft demonstrator built to reduce the technical risk of autonomous carrier aviation. Its ground and sea trials demonstrated precision navigation, carrier approaches, catapult launch, and arrested recovery, making it a pivotal bridge between remotely piloted test vehicles and later autonomous naval-aircraft concepts.
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Identity
- Aliases
- X-47BUCAS-DNorthrop Grumman X-47BUnmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator
- Family Name
- Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D
- Full Name
- Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration Family
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D was a tailless, jet-powered unmanned aircraft demonstrator built to reduce the technical risk of autonomous carrier aviation. Its ground and sea trials demonstrated precision navigation, carrier approaches, catapult launch, and arrested recovery, making it a pivotal bridge between remotely piloted test vehicles and later autonomous naval-aircraft concepts.
- First Flight Year
- 2,011
- Manufacturer
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 02:48:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 02:48:59 UTC