X-47B, Hornet Met Rapid Launch, Recovery Goals On Deck

The X-47B test team has achieved its time interval goals for conducting catapult takeoffs and arrested landings in rapid succession with an F/A-18 to simulate the rigorous operations tempo of an aircraft carrier deck, according to Jamie Cosgrove, a Navy spokeswoman. The goal was to launch the...

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