“We are working toward the future integration of unmanned aircraft on the carrier deck, something we didn’t envision 60 years ago when the steam catapult was first built here,” he continued. Engineers had originally planned 50 test flights from the X-47B, but after performing beyond expectations, they stopped after 16 trials. Following the dozen-plus successful trials, the next step came on Monday, when the drone was hoisted on to the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman. After a series of upcoming sea trials planned for 2013, the X-47B is set to become the world’s first unmanned aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence rather than a remote human operator. secretsofthefed/skynet-takeover-autonomous-us-stealth-drone-completes-1st-test-launch-video-photos/
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