Showing posts with label unmanned aircraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unmanned aircraft. Show all posts

X-47B Unmanned Combat Air Systems (UCAS) Demonstrator


The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air Systems (UCAS) Demonstrator taxiing for the first time on the flight deck of USS Truman

X-47B



The US Navy conducted the initial flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D). The tailless, unmanned aircraft launched from Pax River and flew for a planned 35 minutes over the Chesapeake Bay on July 30, 2012. 


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MQ-8 Fire Scout


The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces.

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'Beast of Kandahar'


The supersecret stealth unmanned aircraft spotted in Afghanistan, RQ-170 - a.k.a. the "Beast of Kandahar" - is made by Lockheed Martin's famous Skunk Works

UCAS X-47B



UCAS X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System

Specifications

Altitude: 40,000+ ft (12 km)
Combat Radius: 1,500+ nm ISR
Payload: 4,500 lb (2,045 kg) Internal
Ferry: 3,500+ nm
Speed: High Subsonic
Sensors: EO/IR/SAR/GMTI/ESM/IO