The Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 SHEPARD (Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration) is an tailless flying wing hybrid-electric Group 3 unmanned aerial vehicle (weighting about 1,250 lb (570 kg)) developed by Northrop Grumman.

Built in collaboration with Scaled Composites, a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, the XRQ-73 SHEPARD is a DARPA "X-prime" program leveraging hybrid electric architecture and component technologies to quickly mature a new mission-focused aircraft design with propulsion architecture and power class for the Department of Defense.

Nov 1, 2024 · U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman has provided the first definitive photo of its Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) drone, also known as XRQ-73. The uncrewed air system developed for DARPA recently received its official X-plane designation of XRQ-73.

Jul 10, 2024 · Northrop Grumman has provided the first definitive photo of its Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) drone, also known as XRQ-73. The image gives us a much better look at the flying wing vehicle, which is built in collaboration with the company’s subsidiary Scaled Composites and DARPA, and features a breakthrough ...

Jun 25, 2024 · The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has officially named its latest flying-wing drone the XRQ-73. Stealthy by design, DARPA hopes to fly test the new drone later this year.

Jun 26, 2024 · DARPA, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, unveiled the XRQ-73, a new Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) drone being developed by Northrop Grumman and Scaled Composites, among others.

Jul 1, 2024 · On June 24, 2024, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officially designated its newest X-plane, the XRQ-73, a hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) developed under the Series Hybrid Electric …

Jul 1, 2024 · DARPA launches the XRQ-73 under its SHEPARD program, a hybrid electric drone designed for stealth reconnaissance missions.

Jun 29, 2024 · DARPA and Northrop Grumman have made a new drone with X-plane designation XRQ-73. The Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program is known as SHEPARD.

Jul 11, 2024 · U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman has provided the first definitive photo of its Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) drone, also known as XRQ-73. The uncrewed air system developed for DARPA recently received its official X-plane designation of XRQ-73.