
DARPA's rendering for a proposed wing-in-ground-effect sealifter scheduled to fly by the end of fiscal 2027.
Credit: DARPA
DARPA has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to complete the preliminary design of a C-17-sized, double-fuselage freighter capable of wing-in-ground-effect and up-and-away flight. The advanced technology agency awarded GA-ASI a $7.97 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract on...
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