US Navy catapult launches X-47B Unmanned Carrier Jet
4,909 views · Published 3 January 2013 · 0:43 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2013 · News & Politics
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System jet was catapult launched for the first time on November 29 from a land-based steam catapult at the flight test center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The launch was a test of the X-47Bs ability to withstand the stresses from a catapult launch. The US Navy has two X-47Bs in its inventory. The other X-47B was loaded onto the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on November 26 for handling trials aboard ship. Additional tests will be carried out at Pax River to validate the system's software and catapult suitability, after which the Navy and Northrop Grumman engineering team will board the USS Harry S. Truman for two weeks of shipboard trials. Navy officials are not planning ship launches for the X-47B during this trial period, however, an attempt could be made.
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