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U.S. Navy Tests for Carrier-Based UAV Operations

AIN Defense Perspective » July 27, 2012

by Bill Carey

Ill.: USN

 

In this artist’s impression, an unmanned X-47B takes off from an aircraft carrier. The U.S. Navy is testing operations software on the USS Harry S. Truman, ahead of next year’s flight trials. (Image: Northrop Grumman)

July 27, 2012, 11:42 AM

The U.S. Navy is testing software aboard the USS Harry S. Truman to validate the concept of autonomous UAV operations around an aircraft carrier at sea. The service is conducting the carrier integration testing to prepare for the arrival of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D), which is expected to begin operations from a carrier next year.