Ka taƙaita labarin:  Tashoshin mai da ke tashi sama da za su iya cika jirage na soja da mutum-mutumi sun yi kusa. A yau ne aka samu nasarar cika tanadin man fetur na farko da jirgin sama mara matuki na X-47B na rundunar sojan ruwa ya yi. Jirgin Salty Dog 502 yana daya daga cikin masu zanga-zangar Jirgin Sama na Jirgin Sama guda biyu (UCAS-D) akan shirin X-47B. Gungura ƙasa don bidiyo. An samu nasarar cika tanki na farko a cikin jirgin sama mara matuki a yau ta hanyar jirgin ruwan X-47B na Navy. Tun da farko a yau, jirgin sama ya haɗa na'urar tantancewa a cikin jirgi (IFR) a cikin bututun mai na KC-707 mai tanki na Omega Air a gabar tekun Maryland. Tun da farko a yau, ya haɗa na'urar tantancewa a cikin jirgi (IFR) a cikin bututun mai na jirgin saman tanki na Omega Air KC-707 a gabar tekun Maryland. A lokacin gwajin, ya bi mai tanki na Omega Air Refuelling 707 daga nisan mil daya kafin amfani da na'urori masu auna sigina da kyamarar bidiyo don lura da kusancinsa zuwa cikin mita 20 (mita shida). Dangane da yanayin, ana sa ran zanga-zangar isar da man fetur ta sama za ta ci gaba a duk karshen mako. Jirgin yana da girman F / A-18 Super Hornet, yana da nauyin 44,000 lb (20,000kg) kuma yana da fikafikan 62ft (20m). Salty Dog 502 yana daya daga cikin masu zanga-zangar Jirgin Sama na Jirgin Sama guda biyu (UCAS-D) a kan shirin X-47B. Manufar kowane daga cikin refueling zanga-zanga ne don canja wurin 3,000lbs na man fetur a cikin minti biyar. Amma wannan shi ne gwaji na karshe na tarihi X-47B, wanda yanzu za a ba da kyauta ga gidajen tarihi duk da cewa, a cewar Foxtrot Alpha, kashi 20 cikin dari ne kawai na sa'o'in jirgin da aka yi amfani da su. Sake tanki a cikin jirgin shine cikas na karshe ga jirgin da kamfanin Northrop Grumman ya gina, ya yi ikirarin ga Kyaftin Beau Duarte, manajan shirin Jirgin Sama na Jirgin Sama na Jirgin Sama. Tare da fuka-fuki na kafa 130, Triton ya fi fadi fiye da jiragen sama na kasuwanci kamar Boeing 737. Jirgin ruwan da ke kula da jiragen ruwa na jirgin sama ya yi jigilarsa na farko a watan Satumba, yana tashi tsawon sa'o'i 11 a fadin Amurka. Gwajin da aka yi a fadin kasar shi ne na farko ga MQ-4C Triton, wanda zai taka rawar gani a cikin shirin da Sojojin Ruwa na Yankin Yankin Yankin Yankin...
Salty Dog 502 ya bi Omega Air Refueling 707 mai tanki daga mil mil. Ya yi amfani da na'urori masu auna gani da kyamara don lura da kusanci zuwa ƙafa 6. Daga nan sai ya saka na'urar tantance mai a cikin bututun jirgin na Omega Air KC-707. Drone yana da girman F / A-18 Super Hornet kuma yana da nauyin 44,000lb (20,000kg)