Northrop Grumman rolls out the Navy’s X-47B-the first aircraft under the former J-UCAS (Joint Unmanned Combat Air System) program that had been a joint Air Force-Navy project until the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review.
Small satellites meant to improve the way the U.S. measures Earth’s magnetic field—an option to expand the military’s position, navigation, and timing enterprise—launched March 30 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.
