The U.S. Air Force still does not confirm the existence of the aircraft Aviation Week identified in 2013 as the Northrop Grumman “RQ-180,” but it is only one candidate for the mystery aircraft.
Credit: Ronnie Olsthoorn concept for AW&ST
On Nov. 9, 2020, I received an unsolicited message that included four fascinating claims: Northrop Grumman’s “RQ-180,” a classified surveillance aircraft revealed by Aviation Week in 2013, entered ground testing with faulty flight control software, then started flight testing with inadequate air...
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