The Navy and prime contractor Northrop Grumman successfully catapult the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush. It flew for 65 minutes and then landed at NAS Patuxent River, Md.
The ongoing government shutdown has not slowed progress on the Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, a congressional official said, correcting a previous statement from lawmakers about the secretive program.
