AIR & SPACE MAGAZINE Night Handling The X-47B is a research drone that the Navy hopes to one day use in combat from its aircraft carriers. Last August it conducted its first night time taxi tests aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. Navy / Liz Wolter November 21, 2014 Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter! You Might Also Like The Rebirth of “America by Air” January 31, 2018 Mustang and Raptor at Dusk September 21, 2015 Found September 20, 2008 The Dream is Aloft December 16, 2009 The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers* May 1, 2012 Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)