Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS has been added as a related post - related requested by kulpims on that post.

Skynet's latest acquisition: X-47A Pegasus has been added as a related post - related requested by kulpims on that post.

Was it landing autonomously?

We will most of us here, live to see the first civilian to take one of these toys down on U.S.soil; The sane and unsullied who see the writing on the wall look forward to this day with hope and joy.

in short - yes. though the X-47B is unmanned, it is not a drone. instead, it’s an autonomous aerial vehicle, which means that it flies missions according to pre-programmed instructions rather than being under constant control by a ground-based pilot. this first-ever arrested landing was the highlight of three months of shore-based carrier testing, which included precision approaches, touch-and-go landings, and precision landings

Moving this video to kulpims's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

*related=http://videosift.com/video/X-47B-UCAS-D-First-Catapult-Launch-from-USS-George-H-W-Bush

*related=http://videosift.com/video/X-47B-UCAS-D-First-Catapult-Launch-from-USS-George-H-W-Bush

X-47B UCAS-D First Catapult Launch from USS George H.W. Bush has been added as a related post - related requested by kulpims.