X-47A Pegasus UAV Rolled Out
Dallas - July 30, 2001
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Sector (ISS), headquartered here, announced today that it has completed production of the X-47A
Pegasus, a company-funded, unmanned air vehicle that will be used to demonstrate aerodynamic qualities suitable for autonomous operation from an
aircraft carrier.
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Northrop Grumman Corporationís X-47A Pegasus, a company-funded demonstrator unmanned air vehicle, rolled out today in Mojave, Calif., at a ceremony
for employees. The experimental aircraft will be used to demonstrate aerodynamic qualities of an unmanned air vehicle suitable for autonomous
operation from an aircraft carrier as part of risk-reduction work for a Naval Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle being conducted by Northrop Grummanís
Integrated Systems Sector (ISS). First flight of Pegasus is expected by the end of this year
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