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Navy Mulls Fate of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

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Navy Mulls Fate of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft

The X-47B is refueled in flight over the Chesapeake Bay April 22. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

The Navy is considering a "range of options" for its X-47B unmanned aircraft now that the program has completed an aerial refueling demonstration, the last of its planned flight tests, a service official said April 23.Options under review include adding a mission sensor, such as a video camera, radar or signals intelligence payload, and disseminating sensor information collected during flight tests, said Capt. Beau Duarte, the Navy’s program manager for unmanned carrier aviation. Other possibilities include looking at aircraft carrier…

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