Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) Archive

  • While the launch of the first unmanned aircraft from a carrier made U.S. Navy history, our Sailors were still very much involved.   What was it like to be a...

    Sailors Discuss Historic Launch of Unmanned X-47B

    While the launch of the first unmanned aircraft from a carrier made U.S. Navy history, our Sailors were still very much involved.   What was it like to be a...

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  • U.S. Navy aviation achieved a historic milestone today. The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)...

    Unmanned X-47B Completes First Carrier-Based Launch

    U.S. Navy aviation achieved a historic milestone today. The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)...

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  • Updated May 14 at 1:41 p.m.: The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of...

    X-47B UCAS Launches the Next Era of Naval Aviation

    Updated May 14 at 1:41 p.m.: The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator completed its first ever carrier-based catapult launch from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of...

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  • Yesterday was a big day for Naval Aviation, as the Navy hoisted the first X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on board the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman...

    X-47B: The Future Is Here

    Yesterday was a big day for Naval Aviation, as the Navy hoisted the first X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on board the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman...

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