U.S. navy unveils unmanned jet, X-47B
2011-02-07 08:48:32 GMT2011-02-07 16:48:32(Beijing Time)
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An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator completes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated February 4, 2011. The demonstration program will establish the capability of an autonomous, low-observable unmanned aircraft to perform aircraft carrier launches and recoveries. (Photo: Xinhua/Reuters)
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator completes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated February 4, 2011. The demonstration program will establish the capability of an autonomous, low-observable unmanned aircraft to perform aircraft carrier launches and recoveries. (Photo: Xinhua/Reuters)
This photo released by the U.S. Navy and Northrup Grumman shows the navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft successfully completing its historic first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Conducted by a U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman test team, the flight took off at 2:09 p.m. PST and lasted 29 minutes. This event marks a critical step in the program, moving the team forward to meet the demonstration objectives of a tailless fighter-sized unmanned aircraft to safely take off from and land on the deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. (Photo: Xinhua/AP)
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator completes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated February 4, 2011. The demonstration program will establish the capability of an autonomous, low-observable unmanned aircraft to perform aircraft carrier launches and recoveries.
