The Navy plans to start testing carrier launches of the X-47B in the 2011. The X-47B is part of the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program to establish the effectiveness of carrier landing of unmanned stealth-type air vehicles.

40,000 ft ceiling with 1,500 nm range.

…as part of its mission involves surveillance, one wonders how well it would surveil the new/purported Xian H-8 stealth bomber.

X-47B UCAS

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