title: Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator program
text: # Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator program
  
  The United States Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) program consists of
  
  * Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus
  * Northrop Grumman X-47B
  
  The UCAS-D program is to demonstrate the feasibility of operating an unmanned vehicle on an aircraft carrier. Technology and operational procedures gained from the program and X-47B demonstrator will be used to develop an operational unmanned carrier aircraft through the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program.
  
  