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Navy, Northrop Grumman Test X-47B Handheld Controller

The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman completed the first shore-based trials of a wireless, handheld controller for X-47B carrier deck operations. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

November 19, 2012

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy completed the first shore-based trials in early November of a wireless handheld device that will enable operators to maneuver the X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) on Navy carrier decks. The tests were conducted at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.

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