In 2013, Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle became the first "drone" fighter jet to both launch from and land on an aircraft carrier deck.

Dell says that Northrop Grumman's use of its commercial-off-the-shelf technologies lowered the cost of the ground control station for the X-47B unmanned combat aerial vehicle. By Richard Tomkins ...

The six-year contract calls for the development of two X-47B fighter-sized aircraft. The program will demonstrate the first-ever carrier launches and recoveries by an autonomous, unmanned aircraft ...

The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman/U.S. Air Force flight test team tasked with evaluating the performance of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) carrier demonstration aircraft has been awarded … ...

The Navy awarded the UCAS-D prime contract to Northrop Grumman in August 2007. The six-year contract calls for the development of two X-47B fighter-sized aircraft. The program will demonstrate the ...

Northrop Grumman has received an additional $63 million in funding from the US Navy to carry out "post-demonstration" development of its X-47B carrier-based unmanned air vehicle.

In 2013, Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle became the first "drone" fighter jet to both launch from and land on an aircraft carrier deck. Over the ensuing two years, X-47B ...