US Navy X-47B UCAS-D deck trials on USS Truman
Edited US Navy video from the first deck trials of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D), on the aircraft carrier USS Truman on Dec 9, 2012. The second X-47B air vehicle, AV-2, is maneuvered around the deck using the wireless hand controller, or Control Display Unit (CDU) on the operator's forearm. The UCAS-D operator stands behind the flick-deck director and follows the same hand signals used when controlling a manned aircraft on a carrier deck. The X-47B will take-off and land from a carrier at sea in 2013.
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