High-Altitude Bombing Tested From Long-Endurance UAVs

The operational potential for long-endurance, high-altitude unmanned aircraft is being expanded by Northrop Grumman researchers who began a new series of tests by dropping a 500-lb. bomb from a Proteus test aircraft. The first drop, conducted at the Nellis (Nev.) Test Range with the sponsorship and...

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