X-47B Drone & Manned F-18 Takeoff & Land Together In Historic Test

The Navy’s unmanned X-47B conducts flight operations with manned F-18 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) designed for carrier-based operations. Developed by the American defense technology company Northrop Grumman, the X-47 project began as part of DARPA’s J-UCAS program, and is now part of the United States Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. -