NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--The Navy and prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] plan to conclude an intensive four-year flight-test program of the sea service's newest unmanned reconnaissance and strike aircraft in 2014 with autonomous aerial refueling, officials said. Given a successful first flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstration (UCAS-D) earlier this year, the program is on track to complete six phases of flying by 2014, said Capt. Jaime Engdahl, the Navy's program manager for the system. One aircraft, referred to…
Navy Looks To 2014 For UCAS-D Autonomous Aerial Refueling
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