The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS)

Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS

From Aviation Week:

The X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator - the US Navy's first tail-less, stealthy unmanned aircraft, was unveiled at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif., site on Dec.16. The first air vehicle, AV-1, is scheduled to make its first flight on Nov.11 next year, while a second demonstrator AV-2 is being assembled, and will be completed around December 2009. Both will be used to demonstrate the viability of carrier operations with an unmanned combat aircraft, with the first X-47B carrier landing expected in November 2011.

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My Comment: At $300 million a pop .... they better work.

Defense Update has more. The link is HERE.

Westhawk also examines this Navy program. The link is HERE.