回顾了美国海军舰载X-47B 无人机实现自主空中受油试验的情况，从军用飞机基本能力要求、空海一体战运用、弱化航母平台制约等角度分析了无人机自主空中受油能力的基本运用模式，探讨了该技术向有人机移植后在机群编队飞行、空中受油能力生成方式变革方面的潜在运用，研究了无人机实现自主空中受油对突破现役防空体系、提高有人机作战效能、拉大与对手技术差距、在“反介入/区域拒止”环境中自由使用等影响，总结了关于外军在空中加油/受油能力建设方面的几点认识。
First, we take a brief review of the US Navy's X-47B carrier-based unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) which has succeeded in an aerial refueling flight test. Then, we analyze the basic usage of aerial refueling technology and discuss the effects of the technology's transplantation on manned aircraft in fleet formation flight, air-sea battle, independence of aircraft-carrier, and human pilot's aerial refueling capability generation modes. Also, we investigate the effects of refueled UCAVs on penetration to current air defense systems, improving manned aircraft's operational effectiveness, widening the technology gap with rivals, etc. Finally, we summarize several enlightenments in terms of foreign air power aerial refueling capacity establishment.
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