F/A-18 Shows Unmanned UCAS-D Can Land On Carrier
Surrogate flight tests of the software and systems for the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat aircraft system demonstrator (UCAS-D) have resulted in “hands-free” landings of an F/A-18 Hornet on a U.S. Navy carrier. Controlled by the avionics and software from the X-47B, the F/A-18 conducted 58...
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