Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator Family
The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a tailless, strike-fighter-sized unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration program. The experimental aircraft demonstrated autonomous carrier launches and arrested recoveries in 2013 and autonomous aerial refueling in 2015, establishing a distinct carrier-based unmanned combat-aircraft design boundary.
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Identity
- Aliases
- X-47BX-47B UCASUCAS-DUnmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator
- Family Name
- Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS
- Full Name
- Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator 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 is a tailless, strike-fighter-sized unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration program. The experimental aircraft demonstrated autonomous carrier launches and arrested recoveries in 2013 and autonomous aerial refueling in 2015, establishing a distinct carrier-based unmanned combat-aircraft design boundary.
- First Flight Year
- 2,011
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:46:55 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:46:55 UTC