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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 ...
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Military's Secretive XRQ-73 Hybrid-Electric Drone Looks Like a B-2
DARPA says experimental uncrewed aircraft made its first flight in California in April.
An experimental unmanned hybrid-fuel aircraft has taken to the skies for testing over Edwards Air Force Base in the HIgh ...
DARPA, Northrop Grumman, and Scaled Composites have completed the first flight of the XRQ-73 SHEPARD, a hybrid-electric unmanned flying-wing aircraft, at Edwards Air Force Base in April 2026. The ...
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is among the 9 Best Drone Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street Analysts. Last week, the company announced that its XRQ-73 hybrid electric uncrewed aircraft ...
Scaled Composites said that it flew the XRQ-73 Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration hybrid drone over California.
Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-73 hybrid-electric drone begins DARPA SHEPARD flight tests at Edwards AFB, exploring efficient, ...
DARPA's XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric experimental aircraft takes off at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (Northrop Grumman) The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on 6 ...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has started flight tests of its XRQ-73 SHEPARD uncrewed aircraft for DARPA, marking a key step ...
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