System Under Development That Could Significantly Increase The
Endurance And Range Of Carrier-Based Unmanned Aircraft
As part of the Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D)
program, the Navy and industry partner Northrop Grumman have been
developing Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) technologies to refuel
unmanned aircraft in flight. The team completed a series of flight
tests Jan.21 in St. Augustine, FL, as the latest step toward
demonstrating unmanned AAR capability.