The U.S. Navy made history on July 10, 2013, when a Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) made an arrested landing aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). This was the first arrested landing by an unmanned aircraft aboard an aircraft carrier. These were the first photos of the event to be released by the Navy.
U.S. Navy’s X-47B UCAS-D Makes First Carrier Landing | Photos
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) prepares to touch down for an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The landing marked the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed an arrested landing at sea. U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Kevin J. Steinberg
X-47B side number "502" prepares to touch down for an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the first trap by an unmanned aircraft in history, on July 10, 2013. The stealthy X-47B's two weapons bays can carry up to 4,500 pounds of ordnance. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, left, and Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus observe an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System - Demonstrator (UCAS-D) make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to recover an unmanned aircraft via arrested landing at sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis
An X-47B UCAS-D completes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The Northrop Grumman X-47B completed catapult launches and deck maneuver trials earlier in the year. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis
View from CVN 77's plane guard H-60 as the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) traps aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The X-47B spans 68.1 feet with a length of 38.2 feet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian Stephens
The X-47B catches a wire on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The landing marks the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed an arrested landing at sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lorelei R. Vander Griend
X-47B side number "502" prepares to touch down for an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the first trap by an unmanned aircraft in history, on July 10, 2013. The stealthy X-47B's two weapons bays can carry up to 4,500 pounds of ordnance. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert, left, and Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus observe an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System - Demonstrator (UCAS-D) make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to recover an unmanned aircraft via arrested landing at sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis
An X-47B UCAS-D completes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The Northrop Grumman X-47B completed catapult launches and deck maneuver trials earlier in the year. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis
View from CVN 77's plane guard H-60 as the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstrator (UCAS-D) traps aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The X-47B spans 68.1 feet with a length of 38.2 feet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian Stephens
The X-47B catches a wire on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The landing marks the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed an arrested landing at sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lorelei R. Vander Griend
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