DARPA Reveals Designation, Size Of Shepard X-Plane

Shepard

Credit: DARPA
A large, hybrid-electric-powered flying wing aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman now boasts a military designation number, even as the uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) moves closer to a delayed first flight event later this year, project sponsor DARPA said June 24. Four years after launching as the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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