U.S. Navy Takes Another Step Toward UAV Aerial Refueling

The U.S. Navy has conducted autonomous aerial refueling tests as a step toward a flight demonstration in 2014 using the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS). In tests completed in late January, a Calspan-operated Learjet acting as a surrogate unmanned aircraft was flown...

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