The Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever arrested landing here May 4, another key step to mature the system for its historic carrier-based tests later this month.
"Landing an unmanned aircraft on an aircraft carrier will be the greatest singular accomplishment for the UCAS demonstration and will serve as the culmination of over a decade of Navy unmanned carrier integration work", said Capt. Jaime Engdahl, Navy UCAS program manager.
"Shore based arrested landing testing here at NAS Patuxent River is our final check that the X-47B can meet that objective."
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