When the inert bomb slammed into the ground within inches of the
truck it targeted, it might have seemed at first glance like just
another UCAV test. But consider: No one was actually flying the
Boeing X-45A. It was on its own.
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully applied a
specially formulated coating developed to help improve the B-2
stealth bomber's combat readiness to an operational aircraft for
the first time. The coating was applied at the company's Antelope
Valley Manufacturing Center using a robotic paint system.
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