An X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft is launched for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia (REUTERS/Jason Reed).
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Lessons and Context of the Navy’s First Carrier Drone Flight
May 15, 2013, Peter W. Singer
The Navy’s X-47B UCAS just became the first unmanned aerial system to launch from an aircraft carrier. In light of this milestone in military innovation, Peter Singer looks at what this means for the future of U.S. air defense.