Third UCAS Carrier Landing Attempt Diverted Ashore

Credit: Amy Butler
The U.S. Navy’s third attempt to land the X-47B onboard the USS George H.W. Bush off the Virginia coast on July 10 — following the first-ever landing of the stealthy, tailless unmanned aircraft on the carrier earlier that day — resulted in a divert to its backup airfield at Wallops Island, Va...

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