Northrop Grumman TERN drone - photo

[Altair]

Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) drone currently under development by Northrop Grumman for DARPA and the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...e_fullsize.jpg



Previously:

Drone hangar - photo
Drone shot of an aircraft graveyard - GIF
NASA Mars helicopter scout drone - image
NASA X-43 unmanned hypersonic craft - photos
Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout - photos

[Dry Creek Smithing]

If you look carefully at the closest ship in the photo. It is launching or receiving an aircraft at the time of the photo. What a great aircraft for the purpose of reconnaissance and apparently some defence/attack role as well for ships with small landing decks.