The XRQ-73, a 1,250-pound drone, uses a mix of electric and jet-fuel propulsion, which is supposed to make it much quieter ...
Two requests to industry may help the Pentagon address one of the emerging challenges of warfare: enabling a relatively small ...
Otto Aerospace completes flight tests of its laminar-flow drone at Spaceport America, advancing DARPA's Energy Web Aircraft ...
DARPA has confirmed the first flight of the XRQ-73 SHEPARD, a hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman and Scaled Composites. The April 14, 2026 flight at Edwards Air Force Base ...
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Hybrid-electric US military drone tested for 18,000-foot flight with ultra-low engine noise
A new US military drone with hybrid-electric propulsion made its first flight in April ...
Milestone provides further confirmation of breakthrough laminar-flow aerodynamics through a DARPA research program Otto_DARPA ...
Germany and Sweden are teaming up to fast-track anti-drone technology, creating a new model for European defense innovation.
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) issued a challenge, the DARPA Lift Challenge, in October 2025 to develop novel drone designs that have greater payload-to-weight ratio. DARPA, which ...
May 19, 2025: The American DARPA research agency has developed something old but with a new twist. They have built a 55 meter long, 250 t0n naval drone, otherwise known as an autonomous ship. This ...
DARPA has confirmed the first flight of its XRQ-73 hybrid-electric stealth drone at Edwards Air Force Base in April 2026. Built by Northrop Grumman under the SHEPARD program, the Group 3 unmanned ...
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