DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. DARPA (Defense ...

In late February 2026, RTX’s BBN Technologies won a DARPA XENA research contract and Raytheon ELCAN secured a customized Specter DR 1–4x sight production deal for the German Armed Forces, extending ...

There's a new X-plane in town. Bell Textron's tilt-rotor aircraft being built for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program, which aims to combine the features of a helicopter ...

This might be the most interesting drone competition since the Outback Challenge. I wouldn’t use a single airframe, have a look at the bottom for what I would do. The US Defence Advanced Research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The latest addition to the legendary X-plane family is Bell Textron’s demonstrator for the Speed and Runway Independent ...

With the ongoing testing of military drones by the U.S. Department of Defense, air combat is changing rapidly. However, the U.S. military appears to have found a way to increase fighter pilot safety.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has long been the source for some of the world's most amazing aircraft, and its newest one is keeping that trend going. On March 9, 2026, DARPA ...

Bell’s SPRINT-X developmental aircraft has received the designation X-76 following the completion of the type’s critical design review (CDR). Completion of the CDR sets the stage for it to build a ...

Proprotor blades stop and fold back and propulsion transitions from turboshaft to turbofan to accelerate the X-76 to speeds of about 400 kt. Credit: Bell The stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft ...

The United States is to unleash a futuristic fleet of nextâ gen warplanes. The new Xâ Plane, officially revealed as the Xâ 76, is able to take off without a runway but still fly at fast speeds like a ...