Northrop Grumman personnel conduct pre-operational tests on an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System before launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush May 14, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. The George Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck.

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Northrop Grumman personnel conduct pre-operational tests on an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System before launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush May 14, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean. The George Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck.

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Size: 5800px × 3068px
Location: Atlantic Ocean
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -47b, aerial, airplane, america, catapult, day, drone, flight, horizontal, launch, military, navy, operations, outdoors, preparations, ship, stealth, supercarrier, tests, uav, ucas, usa, warship, x47b