Elwood Loc: Florida

Going the e-mail rounds.

Ten Navy Successfully conducted take-offs and landings from the nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, with a new stealth jet called the X-47B. What is so different about this plane is the fact that it is a 'drone.'

It is completely unmanned. Drones come in all sizes and the X-47B is likely one of the larger ones. What is so ironic about all of this is the fact that the enemy cannot detect a plane like this in the first place. In the unlikely event they get lucky at shooting one down, there will be no human loss of life or captivity.

As you view the flight deck crew signaling the plane, they are simply signaling the on-board cameras, who in turn are being manned by staff inside the command intelligence center (CIC) on board the ship.

Also check out the short distance this plane needs for a takeoff.


Impressive indeed.



http://www.youtube.com/embed/WC8U5_4lo2c?feature=player_embedded

CowboyMilt

OORAH!

jimahrens Loc: California

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Little Ball of Hate

I thought the Russians have developed a way to detect stealth aircraft.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Now that's one bad as~~ beauty right there..Just comin up it gave me chillsssssss~~!!!!

America at her finest!!!

Hot danggggggggg I want one~~~ :lol: :lol:

Couldn't you just feel the adrenline...........

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Published on May 21, 2013
USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, At Sea (NNS) -- The Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has begun touch and go landing operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 17 2013.

For UCAS-D, this represents the most significant technology maturation of the program. Ship relative navigation and precision touchdown of the X-47B are critical technology elements for all future Unmanned Carrier Aviation (UCA) aircraft.

Don Blottenberger, UCAS-D Deputy Program manager, commented, "This landing, rubber hitting deck, is extremely fulfilling for the team and is the culmination of years of relative navigation development. Now, we are set to demonstrate the final pieces of the demonstration."

Earlier in the week, the UCAS-D test team and CVN 77 worked together to successfully complete the first ever launch of an unmanned aircraft from an aircraft carrier proving the importance of introducing unmanned aviation into the already powerful arsenal of aircraft squadrons.

"We are proud to be a part of another historic first for Naval Aviation. The landing was spot-on and it's impressive to witness the evolution of the Carrier Air Wing," said Capt. Brian E. Luther, Commanding Officer USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

The various launch and landing operations of the X-47B on the flight deck of George H. W. Bush signify historic events for naval aviation history. These demonstrations display the Navy's readiness to move forward with unmanned carrier aviation operations.

Capt. Jaime Engdahl, program manager for Unmanned Combat Air Systems program office, said, "When we operate in a very dynamic and harsh carrier environment, we need networks and communication links that have high integrity and reliability to ensure mission success and provide precise navigation and placement of an unmanned vehicle."

"Today, we have demonstrated this with the X-47B, and we will continue to demonstrate, consistent, reliable, repeatable touch-down locations on a moving carrier flight deck," he continued. "This precision relative navigation technology is key to ensuring future unmanned systems can operate off our aircraft carriers."

The UCAS-D program plans to conduct shore-based arrested landings of the X-47B at NAS Patuxent River in the coming months before final carrier-based arrestments later in 2013.

George H.W. Bush is currently conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean, strengthening the Navy's forward operating and war fighting ability.

Elwood Loc: Florida

I have not heard anything about that.

Little Ball of Hate

Something about low-band radar.

Elwood Loc: Florida

I looked it up. Here is the link.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/28/new-u-s-stealth-jet-can-t-hide-from-russian-radar.html

Little Ball of Hate

That's not good. All those billions of dollars wasted. We should have gone with a larger number of less capable aircraft. Quantity has it's own quality, after all. This reliance on high tech was a mistake from the beginning, IMHO. Of course, it probably wouldn't matter anyway. China has a 100 million man army. All the high tech gadgets in the world would be useless against that.

Elwood Loc: Florida

One nuke would do it. :twisted:

bahmer

Very impressive indeed.

Elwood Loc: Florida

:thumbup: :thumbup: :-D

iFrank Loc: San Antonio

Obama will trade the code for bringing it down intact like he did with the stealth drone that landed at a muslimville runway.

Elwood Loc: Florida

That would not surprise me. :hunf: :XD: :XD: :twisted: