The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed for aircraft carrier -based operations.

Under a contract awarded in 2007, the company designed, produced and is currently flight testing two X-47B aircraft. In 2013, these aircraft were used to demonstrate the first-ever carrier …

Apr 29, 2023 · Popular Science declared it "the world's first autonomous warplane," and though only two X-47Bs were completed, they demonstrated through vigorous trials the fully …

Apr 12, 2023 · First flying in 2011, the X-47B took part in flight testing and sea trials, which included many aviation firsts, setting the base for future unmanned naval aircraft. Northrop …

The XB-47 is a six-engine, swept wing bomber built by Boeing Airplane Co. at Seattle, known as the Stratojet, it is the Air Force’s first bomber designed for speeds in excess of 600 miles an hour.

Feb 19, 2021 · The X-47B is a variant of Pegasus X-47A, which was developed as a joint USAF and USN programme, called J-UCAS, in 2001. The programme was funded by the DARPA …

Sep 14, 2001 · On December 17, 1947, the XB-47 prototype of the revolutionary B-47 Stratojet family of jet bombers takes off from Boeing Field on its maiden flight with test pilot Bob …

17 December 1947: Boeing test pilots Robert M. Robbins and Edward Scott Osler made the first flight of the Model 450, the XB-47 Stratojet prototype. It was a 52-minute flight from Boeing …

Oct 7, 2016 · The B-47 was the first swept-winged jet bomber built in quantity for any air force, and was the mainstay of the medium-bombing strength of the Strategic Air Command …

Jan 1, 2012 · XB-47 The XB-47 46-065 The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was the first swept-winged jet bomber built in quantity for any air force, and was the mainstay of the medium-bombing …