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V Northrop Grumman X-47B je demonstracijsko bojno letalo brez posadke (UCAV), namenjeno operacijam na letalonosilkah. Projekt X-47, ki ga je razvilo ameriško podjetje za obrambno tehnologijo Northrop Grumman, se je začel kot del programa DARPA J-UCAS in kasneje postal del programa demonstracije brezpilotnega bojnega zračnega sistema (UCAS-D) ameriške mornarice. X-47B je brezlesno letalo z mešanim krilom, ki je sposobno polavtonomnega delovanja in polnjenja goriva v zraku.

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V 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.