EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft has been flown in its cruise configuration for the first time.
The flight, Sept. 30 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., helped validate precision navigation hardware and software that will allow the X-47B to land with precision on the moving deck of an aircraft carrier.