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After Successful First Flight, Navy Plans For Next Stage of UCAS-D Development

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz After the first successful flight of the Navy's newest unmanned reconnaissance and strike aircraft this weekend, the sea service is already preparing for an intensive test and evaluation period, culminating in the plane's full integration into Navy carrier operations, according to program officials. Members of the Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Program Office (PMA-268), as well as defense aviation firm Northrop Grumman [NOC], oversaw the first flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft. The…

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