Friday, July 12, 2013

After Two Carrier Landings, Navy's X-47B Drone Scrubs A Third Attempt Due To Computer Failure



Drone Glitch Nixed Last Carrier Landing: Navy -- Defense Tech

The experimental U.S. Navy drone that became the first unmanned jet to land aboard a moving aircraft carrier was told to abort the third and final attempt after one of its navigational computers failed, officials said.

The bat-winged aircraft, known as the X-47B and made by Northrop Grumman Corp., completed two touchdowns and takeoffs yesterday aboard the USS George H.W. Bush about 70 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., in what officials heralded as the future of naval aviation.

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More News On The X-47B's Third Carrier Landing Attempt That Was Cancelled

Glitch forces experimental U.S. drone ashore after historic carrier landing -- Reuters
After two historic carrier landings, Navy's X-47B drone scrubs a third -- NBC
Glitch forces Navy drone to abort carrier landing -- Pilot Online
Navy drone X-47B aborts third aircraft carrier landing -- L.A. Times
Drone X-47B fighter lands on Navy carrier, handles glitch well -- ZDNet
The Navy's Stealth Drone is Stuck at the Beach -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

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