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INTERCEPTS: The Official Blog of DefenseNews has the story:
X-47B unmanned test aircraft hoisted aboard ship for first sea tests (videos and photos) by Christopher P. Cavas
One of two Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft was barged down from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and arrived on Nov. 26 at Norfolk naval base, Va., where it was promptly hoisted aboard the aircraft carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). This marks the first time one of the stealthy aircraft has been on board a ship
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Click here for the full story: http://blogs.defensenews.com/intercepts/2012/11/x-47b-unmanned-test-strike-aircraft-hoisted-aboard-ship-for-first-time/
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