http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/AIRCRAFT News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56311744-68/aircraft-carrier-drone-unmanned.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56311744-68/aircraft-carrier-drone-unmanned.html.csp">U.S. launches drone from aircraft carrier</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/AP/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56311744#2013-05-14T20:10:03.274-06:00/MAI/sltrib56311744#2013-05-14T20:10:03.274-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By BROCK VERGAKIS</span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Associated Press</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-14T20:10:03.274-06:00">Updated May 14, 2013 08:10PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Aboard The Uss George H.W. Bush • A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about any place in the world. The X-47B is the first drone designed to take off and land on a carrier, meaning the U.S. military would not need permission from other countries to use their bases. “As our access to overseas ports, forward operatin...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="#license-563117442013-05-14T20:10:03.274-06:00" id="#license-2013-05-14T20:10:03.274-06:00"> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56311744@www.sltrib.com Tue, 14 May 2013 20:10:03 MDT