The Northrop Grumman X-47C is a design for a stealth, unmanned aircraft. Its ancestors the X-47A and the

X-47B The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed for aircraft carrier-based operations. Developed by the American defense technology company Northrop Grumman, the X-47 project began as part of DARPA' ...

made this unmanned aircraft possible to carry out the "stealth" that was needed in order to be difficult to detect by radar. It is planned to have a payload of , significantly exceeding that of the X-47A. The initial date for building the aircraft was in 2018, although changes will most likely be made as in whether to continue with the design or to use a more advanced system.

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X-47C Proposed aircraft of the United States Blended wing body Tailless aircraft Unmanned military aircraft of the United States Unmanned stealth aircraft {{mil-aviation-stub