U.S. Navy an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator board "Truman" aircraft carrier ship application test on the 26th. Previously, two X-47B prototype another one in September this year, the first test flight, when the U.S. Navy announced that it will increase the prototype air refueling capability. To sometime in 2014, this prototype will have this ability.
Aerial refueling capability for the X-47B prototype increase will make it the endurance of 3,000 nautical miles - 10 times the traditional Some fighters. U.S. aircraft carrier will also move away from the "aircraft carrier killer" anti-ship ballistic missiles and submarines firing range.
In 2008, the U.S. Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has said, this UAV combat radius of up to 1,500 sea miles or more in the case of aerial refueling. Even if there is no air refueling capability, the X-47B prototype was also significantly improve the carrier's combat capability.
X-47B unmanned aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman also received a modified remote "Global Hawk" unmanned tanker contract. In place of these aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles will achieve full fueling and refueling operations.
At the same time, the board of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator "Truman" aircraft will begin flight tests at sea.
The report quoted U.S. Defense News article said that recently a major overhaul, "Truman" aircraft carrier to the installation of the equipment and software required for operating the X-47B UAV - X-47B UAV is the first design unmanned attack aircraft for carrier operations. U.S. Navy extensive flight test in this winter.
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