X-47C | |
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Role | Strategic bomber
Type of aircraft
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Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
Primary user | United States Navy |
Developed from | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus Northrop Grumman X-47B |
The Northrop Grumman X-47C was a design study for a stealth bomber.
After the USAF made plans for a next generation bomber following the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, Northrop Grumman proposed a variety of derivatives based on the X-47B, informally called "X-47C" by the company. One iteration was a bomber to have a payload of 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) of bombs, significantly exceeding that of the X-47A. [1][2][3] Although Northrop Grumman estimated that the X-47C could enter service in 2018, the NGB program was shelved in 2010.[2][3]
USAF / Joint Service experimental aircraft (X-plane) designations since 1941
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Supersonic/special test "S" (1946–1947) |
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Experimental "X" (1948–present) |
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1 Not assigned • 2 Assigned to multiple types • 3 Unofficial |
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