Imagine having a stealthy military aircraft capable of flying over enemy territory, ready to strike and destroy surprise threats immediately without any risk to pilots. Two Boeing Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45A unmanned combat air vehicles demonstrated that capability Feb. 4 when they flew a simulated combat mission during their 50th flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA. "With nearly three years of X-45A test experience completed, our next challenge was to show that our unmanned systems can handle the pop-up threats that are common in warfare," said Darryl Davis, Boeing J-UCAS X-45 vice president and program manager. "We've begun demonstrating that with this mission. While we continue flights at Edwards, we're also busy building the next generation of the X-45 family: the X-45C."
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