Northrop Grumman X-47B – Fotos y Videos

el Northrop Grumman X-47B es un vehículo aéreo de combate no tripulado de demostración (UCAV) diseñado para operaciones basadas en portaaviones. Desarrollado por la compañía estadounidense de tecnología de defensa Northrop Grumman, el proyecto X-47 comenzó como parte del programa J-UCAS de DARPA y posteriormente se convirtió en parte del programa de Demostración del Sistema Aéreo de Combate No Tripulado (UCAS-D) de la Marina de los Estados Unidos. El X-47B es un avión sin cola propulsado por un cuerpo de ala mixta capaz de operación semiautónoma y reabastecimiento aéreo.

Fuente: Northrop Grumman X-47B en Wikipedia

The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration aircraft designed to test the feasibility of operating unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) from aircraft carriers. The X-47B is a tailless, jet-powered, stealthy aircraft that can perform autonomous takeoffs, landings, and aerial refueling. The X-47B is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Navy and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and is intended to demonstrate the potential of UCAVs for strike missions in high-threat environments.
The X-47B made its first flight in 2011, and successfully completed its first carrier-based launch and recovery in 2013. The X-47B program was concluded in 2015, after achieving several milestones and setting records for UCAV performance. The X-47B is considered a precursor to the Navy’s planned MQ-25 Stingray program, which aims to develop a carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling system.