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Navy’s next-gen attack drone goes wheels-up

Posted on October 11, 2011October 11, 2011 by TRP

There’s no way anyone could possibly mistake Northrop Grumman’s X-47B for anything like a normal aircraft: during its first wheels-up test flight a few weeks ago, the unmanned jet fighter looked uncannily like a UFO.

There are all kinds of advantages to a robotic fighter jet: it can be smaller, lighter, faster, and more efficient, carrying more useful payload for longer ranges.

 

 

via Navy’s next-gen attack drone goes wheels-up | DVICE.

 


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