Northrop Grumman Corp. unveiled the first of the U.S. Navy's new unmanned combat aircraft Tuesday at a ceremony at the company's Palmdale facility.
The new aircraft is dubbed the X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System. It is the first of two aircraft Northrop will produce for the Navy to demonstrate unmanned combat aircraft operations from the deck of an aircraft carrier.
The Navy awarded the demonstration contract to Northrop in 2007.
The X-47B will undergo subsystem and structural testing in preparation for first flight in fall of next year.
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