Two Bidders In Play For USAF BWB Demonstrator

Partnering with Northrop Grumman, JetZero has proposed the Z-5 for the U.S. Air Force’s program to build a large-scale advanced tanker-transport demonstrator.

Credit: JetZero
The U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) confirms it is considering two bids for a full-scale blended wing body (BWB) multirole demonstrator for evaluation as a potential future U.S. Air Force tanker and airlifter. Disclosing new details of the initiative, Roberto Guerrero, deputy...
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