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X-47B UCAS Makes First Flight from Pax River

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Title: X-47B UCAS Makes First Flight from Pax River
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The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman-developed X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System made its debut flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on Sunday, July 29. The 36-minute flight marks the first time an autonomous, carrier-capable unmanned system has flown at Pax River. The flight is also a major milestone on the path to beginning carrier suitability testing this fall.

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Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Conduct First East Coast Flight of X-47B Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft (Issued on 2012-07-30 at 07:44 Eastern)

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