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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

First UCAS-D demonstrator to fly in fourth quarter 2009

The first flight of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) ship one is planned for the fourth quarter of 2009, with an identical second example to fly a year later.

The first ship's subsystems are being installed, and the start of construction for the second is awaiting fiscal year 2009 funding, with funds expected to be released on 1 October.

The first X-47B is planned to be tested with a yet-to-be-named US Navy aircraft carrier in late 2011, following flight testing at the service's Paxtuent River facility in Maryland.

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