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DARPA's XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric flying wing prototype takes flight
Designed by Northrop Grumman and subsidiary Scaled Composites, the unmanned XRQ-73 features an ultra-quiet propulsion system ...
Chinese media described the large unmanned flying wing drone as a stealth-centric, long endurance, persistent reconnaissance and early warning aircraft. China’s massive CH-7 UAV was captured flying ...
The aircraft is similar to another concept model revealed during the 2018 Singapore Air Show, called the Star Shadow, which was developed with an unspecified Chinese institution. A new flying wing ...
DARPA has confirmed the first flight of its XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman and Scaled Composites, at Edwards Air Force Base in April 2026. The stealthy ...
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