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Historic first arrested landing of a UAV on an aircraft carrier (VIDEO)

Washington, USA - The X-47B on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS, a remote-piloted aircraft) demonstrator completed its first carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia on Thursday 10 July 2013. This test marks an historic event for naval aviation that Navy leaders believe will impact the way the Navy integrates manned and unmanned aircraft on the carrier flight deck in the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1153859
Rome, Italy, 07/11/2013 15:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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