The US Navy and Boeing demonstrated the ability to control two unmanned EA-18G Growlers with a manned F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet.
美國海軍和波音公司展示了用載人F/A-18超級大黃蜂戰鬥機控制兩架無人駕駛EA-18G生長機的能力。
"Boeing and the US Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River as unmanned air systems using a third Growler as a mission controller for the other two," the company said in a statement Tuesday.
該公司週二在一份聲明中表示：“波音和美國海軍成功地在帕圖克森特河海軍航空站成功地將兩架自主控制的EA-18G生長機作為無人駕駛空氣系統飛行，另兩架使用第三架生長機作為任務控制器。”
The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet.
“波音EA-18G Growler”是一種基於美國“運營商”的“電子戰機”，是兩座“F/A-18F超級大黃蜂”的專業版本。
The flights, conducted during the Navy Warfare Development Command’s annual fleet experiment (FLEX) exercises, proved the effectiveness of technology allowing F/A-18 Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to perform combat missions with unmanned systems.
這些飛行是在海軍戰爭發展司令部年度艦隊實驗(FLEX)演習期間進行的，證明了允許F/A-18超級黃蜂和EA-18G生長者使用無人駕駛系統執行戰鬥任務的技術的有效性。
Over the course of four flights, 21 demonstration missions were completed.
在四次飛行過程中，完成了21項示範任務。
“This technology allows the Navy to extend the reach of sensors while keeping manned aircraft out of harm’s way,” said Tom Brandt, Boeing Manned-UnManned Teaming demonstration lead.
“這項技術允許海軍擴大傳感器的覆蓋範圍，同時保持載人飛機不受傷害，”波音載人-無人編隊示範領隊湯姆·勃蘭特(Tom Brandt)說。
“It’s a force multiplier that enables a single aircrew to control multiple aircraft without greatly increasing workload. It has the potential to increase survivability as well as situational awareness," Brandt added.
“這是一種力量倍增器，使單個機組人員能夠控制多架飛機，而不會大大增加工作量。它有可能提高生存能力以及對情況的認識，“勃蘭特補充說。
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