US Navy X 47 B UCAS First Touch Go Landing Tests On USS George H. W. Bush ( CVN 77) 1080p

USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH, At Sea (NNS) The Navy s X47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCASD) has begun touch and go landing operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) May 17 2013. For UCASD, this represents the most significant technology maturation of the program. Ship relative navigation and precision touchdown of the X47B are critical technology elements for all future Unmanned Carrier Aviation (UCA) aircraft. Don Blottenberger, UCASD Deputy Program manager,