MQ-4C Suffers Gear-up Landing Months Shy Of Guam Deployment

Credit: MQ-4C: USN
An operational MQ-4C unmanned aircraft system suffered damage Sept. 12 after landing with retracted gear on a U.S. Navy base in California, the Navy says. The pilot of the high-altitude, Northrop Grumman-built UAS commanded an engine shutdown during a test flight after detecting a “mechanical issue...

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