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DARPA LongShot X-68A clears key tests ahead of 2026 flight campaign
Tests included wind tunnel evaluations and demonstrations of the parachute recovery and weapons-release systems.
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LongShot: US advances missile-carrying drone to help fighters strike from distance
The US has advanced a new uncrewed air vehicle designed to carry and launch ...
An air-launched missile-carrying uncrewed aircraft developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for DARPA’s LongShot project has been designated the X-68A ahead of flight tests expected by ...
LongShot drones are also seen as a new way for bombers and cargo planes to engage aerial threats and reduce vulnerability.
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Defence system will see cargo ships have towed craft able to blast threats
A new defence system will see cargo ships protected by a towed craft and drone able to blast threats. DARPA, the research and ...
DARPA's LongShot programme to develop an air-launched, uncrewed fighter aircraft is progressing towards flight tests ...
The project is intended to develop an aircraft that can be launched from a larger aircraft, fly ahead of crewed platforms, and engage targets using its own air-to-air missiles.
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