USAF Reveals Latest X-Plane: X-56A
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EDWARDS AFB, Calif. — A new U.S. Air Force X-plane designated X-56A will explore active control technology for potential use in future high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) reconnaissance aircraft. Designed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, the X-56A flying wing will also later be flown by NASA, and...
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