Two unmanned systems fly against blue skies.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division demonstrated multiple unmanned systems in a first-of-its-kind mission to move supplies to ships at sea without the use of manned aircraft during an event at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in St. Inigoes, Maryland. During the demo, unmanned vehicles operated by industry partners transported cargo weighing less than 50 lbs. through long-range flights from ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore, and shore-to-ship situations carrying a variety of objects to mimic critical supplies. Both systems successfully delivered cargo over 200 nautical miles onto a moving ship underway. (U.S. Navy photos by Erik Hildebrandt)

 

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