Drones, such as the U.S. Navy’s formidable stealth drone, the X-47B, have become a prominent part of warfare. However, the craft is no longer used by the U.S. military. Vigorous trials of the X ...

Iran, China, and Turkey have built drone aircraft carriers that could enhance their power at a fraction of the cost of crewed ...

The Northrop Grumman X-47B Is The Fastest Drone Used For Naval Aviation Operations Northrop Grumman developed the X-47B, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle meant for carrier-based operations.

The United States Navy made history roughly ten years ago by launching the stealthy X-47B demonstrator drone from the deck of an aircraft carrier, a long-sought-after technological capability ...

The X-47B, an unmanned combat vehicle built as a demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy, had its inaugural flight at California's Edwards Air Force Base on February 4, 2011.

But with the uncrewed X-47B performing autonomous aircraft carrier takeoffs and landings, how long before piloted bombers are rendered as obsolete as the world’s first combat drone?

Earlier this year, the Navy successfully launched and landed an X-47B drone from the deck of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. George H.W. Bush.