The Northrop Grumman X-47C is a design for a stealth, unmanned aircraft.[1] Its ancestors the X-47A and the X-47B made this unmanned aircraft possible to carry out the "stealth" that was needed in order to be difficult to detect by radar.[1] It is planned to have a payload of 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg), significantly exceeding that of the X-47A.[1] The initial date for building the aircraft was in 2018, although changes will most likely be made as in whether to continue with the design or to use a more advanced system.[1]
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X-47C | |
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Role | Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
Primary user | United States Navy |
Developed from | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus Northrop Grumman X-47B |
USAF / Joint Service experimental aircraft (X-plane) designations since 1941 | |||||||
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Supersonic/special test "S" (1946–1947) | |||||||
Experimental "X" (1948–present) |
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1 Not assigned • 2 Assigned to multiple types • 3 Unofficial |
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