Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

X-45As Fly Together for First Time

"Two Boeing X-45A unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) flew under the control of a single pilot-operator, successfully working together in a co-ordinated flight, thereby, completing what is claimed to be the first ever multiple air vehicle control flight demonstration. The flight took place at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, yesterday.

The groundbreaking mission began when both Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45A technology demonstrators departed in succession from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base...."

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Posted by Darren at August 4, 2004 11:39 AM | More from UAV News |