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The X-47B Doesn’t Need A Pilot To Land On An Aircraft Carrier
As the role of UAVs in the US military expands, the demands placed on these unmanned platforms grow as well. One of the most important new abilities these autonomous flyers must have is the ability to land atop a thin strip of tarmac rolling on the high seas. And that’s just what the new Northrop…
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Is This The Airliner Of The Future?
Northrop Grumman thinks we all will be flying in oversized B-2 bombers by the year 2025. Who am I to say no to that? Bring them on!
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This Sensor-Packed Spy Plane Can Fly With Or Without A Pilot
Hauling tourists into space – that’s for tomorrow. Today, the legendary aerospace designers at Scaled Composites unveiled a new spy plane that can snoop on the unsuspecting four different ways, and doesn’t need a human in the cockpit to fly.