An X-47B drone on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. The drone model will be retired after landing successfully on the carrier Wednesday afternoon.
Navy To Retire Futuristic Drone After Successful Carrier Landing -- US News and World Report
The X-47B successfully took off and landed on a carrier, catching the perfect 'three wire'
A military drone landed successfully on an aircraft carrier for the first time ever Wednesday afternoon.
The X-47B has been the center of attention for drone enthusiasts as it tests new technologies that would allow an unmanned aircraft to take off, conduct a mission and land on a carrier without any human piloting it remotely.
The drone launched from Patuxent River Naval Air Station Wednesday and landed perfectly aboard the USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia at roughly 1:40 p.m, Navy officials say. It took off using the carrier's catapult launch and landed again around 2:25 p.m.
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My Comment: Now that everyone knows that this technology works .... the next question is .... what is next?
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