The following is an April 30, 2015 letter from Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus asking the Navy to consider additional testing for the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D).
Document: Rep. Forbes Letter to SECNAV Mabus on X-47B Testing
May 1, 2015 9:00 AM
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