Arrested Landing Readies UCAS-D For Carrier Demo
The U.S. Navy’s Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first arrested landing at NAS Patuxent River, Md., on May 4. The shore-based test paves the way for operations from an aircraft carrier later this month. Arrested landings are the final step in shore...
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