Boeing Completes X-45 'Formation' Flight

Credit: BOEING
Boeing has operated two unmanned combat air vehicles in loose formation for the first time, setting the stage for the X-45 prototypes to start simulating coordinated attacks. The approximately 40-min. mission from NASA's Dryden Flight Test Center, Calif., involved both X-45As. After the two UCAVs...

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