Northrop Grumman X-47B (English Wikipedia)

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aviationweek.com

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bbc.co.uk

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dailypress.com

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defensesystems.com

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engadget.com

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flightglobal.com

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foreignpolicy.com

killerapps.foreignpolicy.com

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go.com

abcnews.go.com

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hamptonroads.com

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huffingtonpost.co.uk

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ieee.org

spectrum.ieee.org

"X-47B Gets Two More Years of Tests to Prep Navy for Robot Warplanes". IEEE Spectrum. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

irconnect.com

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jalopnik.com

foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com

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"X-47B Demonstrates Unmanned Aerial Refueling for the First Time". Jalopnik.com. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

latimes.com

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militarytimes.com

"X-47B fails landing attempt - again". Military Times. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

msn.com

futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com

Roach, John (11 October 2011). "UFO-like drone hits cruise mode". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

nationaldefensemagazine.org

"Northrop Grumman's Naval Combat Drones Get Lifeline (UPDATED)". National Defense Magazine. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
"Navy: Glitch in X-47B Test Only Proves Unmanned Aircraft's Reliability". National Defense. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016.

navy.mil

Taylor DiMartino (26 November 2012). "Truman Hosts X-47B Unmanned Aircraft Demonstrator For Carrier-Based Testing". NNS121126-07. USS Harry S. Truman Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Vinson, USN (17 May 2013). "X-47B Accomplishes First Ever Carrier Touch and Go aboard CVN 77". NNS130517-15. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. The Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has begun touch and go landing operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) May 17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"X-47B Operates Aboard Theodore Roosevelt". NNS131110-02. USS Theodore Roosevelt Public Affairs. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013. The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) conducted flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Nov. 10.

navair.navy.mil

"NAVAIR News". Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
"Navy's X-47B program receives aviation honor". NAVAIR. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

navytimes.com

"The next step in directing drones: hand signals". Navy Times. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
Christopher P. Cavas (16 July 2013). "X-47B Fails Fourth Landing Attempt". Navy Times. Gannett Company. Retrieved 16 July 2013. The aircraft developed technical issues while in flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., to the ship and officials decided to abort the attempt before the X-47B reached the vicinity of the carrier, steaming off the U.S. east coast.
"Unmanned jet completes successful week at sea". Navy Times. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

nbcwashington.com

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northropgrumman.com

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northropgrumman.com

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is.northropgrumman.com

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popsci.com

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seapowermagazine.org

"X-47B Program Honored with Laureate Award". Seapower Magazine. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

secretprojects.co.uk

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/northrop-grumman-rq-180.20900/post-367179 ^{[self-published source?]}

slideserve.com

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theatlanticwire.com

"The Future of Drone Warfare Is Scary". The Atlantic Wire. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

thebaynet.com

"X-47B conducts centennial flight" Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Thebaynet.com. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

theregister.co.uk

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usni.org

news.usni.org

"Forbes Calls on SECNAV Mabus to Extend X-47B Testing". United States Naval Institute. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
"SECNAV Mabus: X-47B Tests Should Continue Without Giving UCLASS Advantage to Northrop Grumman". USNI News. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

washingtonpost.com

"Navy launches unmanned aircraft from deck of aircraft carrier for 1st time". Washington Post. Associated Press. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.^{[dead link]}

web.archive.org

"Northrop Grumman's Naval Combat Drones Get Lifeline (UPDATED)". National Defense Magazine. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
"Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems X-47B UCAS overview" Archived 14 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
"Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Reveals First Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft" Archived 28 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Northrop Grumman. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
Roach, John (11 October 2011). "UFO-like drone hits cruise mode". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
"Navy's Second Stealthy X-47B Drone Flies"^[usurped]. DefenseTech.org. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
"X-47B UCAS" Archived 4 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Northrop Grumman. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
"Navy to outfit an X-47B prototype with refueling gear". Archived 25 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Defense Systems. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
"Electronic Blast Slated for Unmanned Attack Aircraft" Archived 20 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Aviation Week. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
Taylor DiMartino (26 November 2012). "Truman Hosts X-47B Unmanned Aircraft Demonstrator For Carrier-Based Testing". NNS121126-07. USS Harry S. Truman Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
"X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes First At-Sea Tests" Archived 11 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Defense-Aerospace.com. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
"Video: The Navy's stealth drone makes its first arrested landing". Foreign Policy. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013.
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Vinson, USN (17 May 2013). "X-47B Accomplishes First Ever Carrier Touch and Go aboard CVN 77". NNS130517-15. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013. The Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has begun touch and go landing operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) May 17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"Glitch forces Navy drone to abort carrier landing". The Virginian-Pilot. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
"Navy: Glitch in X-47B Test Only Proves Unmanned Aircraft's Reliability". National Defense. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016.
"X-47B fails landing attempt - again". Military Times. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
"X-47B conducts centennial flight" Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Thebaynet.com. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
"X-47B Operates Aboard Theodore Roosevelt". NNS131110-02. USS Theodore Roosevelt Public Affairs. 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013. The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) conducted flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Nov. 10.
"New X-47B Ship Goal: Clear Deck In 90 Sec." Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Aviation Week. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
"Scharre: Protect the X-47B to safeguard innovation". HamptonRoads.com. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
"NAVAIR News". Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
"Navy's X-47B program receives aviation honor". NAVAIR. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
"X-47B Unmanned Aerial Refueling Demo Victim of Cuts". Aviation Week. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
"Ultra Stealth | AVIATION WEEK". 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
"Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Advanced Development Program Office (Navy UCAS ADPO) Program Brief to AUVSI Seafarer Chapter". Capt. Rich Brasel. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
"The Future of Drone Warfare Is Scary". The Atlantic Wire. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
"X-47 UCAS-D" (PDF). Northrop Grumman. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
"Northrop Grumman UCAS-D Datasheet" (PDF). Northrop Grumman. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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wired.com

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