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DARPA's high-speed VTOL SPRINT aircraft receives X-76 X-plane designation

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell ...
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DARPA’s X-plane program targets a new experimental aircraft design

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is channeling tens of millions of dollars into Aurora Flight Sciences for two experimental aircraft programs that together could redefine how the U.S.

DARPA's X-76 jet, aiming to utilize helicopter capabilities, passes Critical Design Review

DARPA's X-76 aircraft, designed in cooperation with USSOCOM to break the trade-off between speed and agility, is set to move into the next production phase with Bell Textron.

The US Military Is Getting A New Experimental Plane, And It Looks Seriously Cool

As science fiction technology quickly continues becoming real, the U.S. military now has plans for an experimental plane taken straight out of video games.
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DARPA Working on the Mother of all X-Ray Scanners, Will Work From 0.62 Miles Away

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tasked BBN Technologies with coming up with a kilometer-range X-ray scanner.

RTX Defense Wins Link Future Tech Pipeline With Current Valuation Picture

RTX (NYSE:RTX) secured a DARPA contract for advanced X-ray situational awareness tools under the XENA program. The company's BBN Technologies unit will work on long range imaging systems aimed at ...