System (UCAS) program was designed to demonstrate the ability of a tailless, fighter-sized unmanned aircraft to land on and be launched from the flight deck of a Navy aircraft carrier while underway at sea, one of the most challenging aviation environments. Under a contract awarded in August 2007 by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Northrop Grumman designed, produced and flight tested two autonomous, low-observable relevant demonstrator aircraft designated the X-47B UCAS. The two X-47B aircraft have demonstrated the following “firsts” for unmanned jet-powered aviation: • First catapult launch from the deck of an aircraft carrier • First arrested landing, or “trap,” on the deck of an aircraft carrier • First autonomous unmanned aircraft to refuel in mid-air To date, the X-47B has conducted operations aboard three different aircraft carriers: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). In addition to the carrier demonstrations, the X-47B X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System. successfully conducted autonomous aerial refueling. This revolutionary technology increases the range and flexibility of future unmanned and manned aircraft platforms. The X-47B has paved the way for the future sea-based 38.2 ft unmanned aircraft system by digitizing the carrier controlled environment, achieving precision landing navigation performance, demonstrating a deck handling solution, and refining the concept of operations. 62.1 ft X-47B Specifications Wingspan................................................................................ 62.1 ft 38.2 ft Length.....................................................................................38.2 ft Altitude.......................................................................... >40,000 ft 10.4 ft Range............................................................................... >2,100 nm 30.9 ft Max Gross Takeoff Weight (MGTOW)................ 44,000 lbs (folded) 13.9 ft Top Speed.............................................................. High Subsonic Powerplant........................Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220U For more information, please contact: X-47B System Provisions Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Autonomous Aerial Refueling Unmanned Systems (USN “probe-and-drogue” method) T.J. Ortega Twin Internal Weapons Bay...................................... 4,500 lbs 858-618-7648 • timothy.ortega@ngc.com Design Load