U.S. Navy conducts live control flight demonstration of carrier-based UAVs

Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy conducted its first live control flight demonstration of an uncrewed aerial vehicle that represents the future of naval aviation.

Lockheed Martin and General Atomics partnered with the Navy on Thursday to conduct the flight demonstration using the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control Station in Maryland, and an MQ-20 Avenger UAV that completed an unmanned fly mission in California.

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