The US Navy (USN) has logged another milestone on its path to fielding its first aircraft carrier-based uncrewed aerial vehicle.
In conjunction with airframer Boeing, the service completed a simulated landing of the developmental Boeing MQ-25 Stingray autonomous refueller jet aboard an aircraft carrier using an automated recovery system.
Known as the Joint Precision Approach Landing System (JPALS), the technology was originally developed by Raytheon and first deployed with the US Marine Corps to facilitate the automated landing of Lockheed Martin F-35B fighters aboard US naval ships.
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