11 July 2013 – The US navy successfully lands an unmanned drone on an aircraft carrier at sea for the first time. The defence department said the X-47B drone, nicknamed Salty Dog 502, flew from Maryland and landed on the deck of the USS George HW Bush in the Atlantic on Wednesday

USS Boxer

INDIAN OCEAN (March 26, 2011) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Indian Ocean during well deck operations. Boxer, the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on a western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)

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