Meet the X-65: DARPA’s New Plane Has No External Control …
May 16, 2023 · Introducing the X-65! The #xplane we're developing to fly without traditional, exterior-moving flight controls received its official designation. CRANE aims to build an …
Aurora X-65 CRANE - Wikipedia
The Aurora X-65 CRANE is an experimental aircraft that is currently under development. In charge are the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Boeing …
DARPA's wild X-65 CRANE aircraft aims for 1st flight in summer …
Jan 4, 2024 · DARPA and Aurora Flight Sciences have begun building the first full-scale X-65 aircraft to demonstrate a new method of flight control that uses no external moving parts.
DARPA Moves Forward on X-65 Technology Demonstrator
Jan 3, 2024 · DARPA has selected Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale X-plane to demonstrate the viability of using active flow control (AFC) actuators for primary flight control. …
Aurora Flight Sciences begins manufacturing X-65 drone for DARPA
Jan 3, 2024 · The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has given Aurora Flight Sciences the green light to build a full-scale model of the X-65 — an experimental unmanned …
X-65 Aurora drone: The stealth aircraft taking military air power to ...
Oct 31, 2024 · By removing external moving parts from the design, an aircraft's weight and complexity can be reduced, while most importantly making it easier to hide in the air – perfect …
X-65 CRANE Demonstrator Aircraft, US - Air Force Technology
Jan 15, 2024 · Designed as a modular testbed, X-65 will feature interchangeable outboard wings and AFC effectors, allowing for the testing of various AFC designs. Sensors will monitor the …
DARPA’s X-65 Test Plane Moves to Manufacturing Phase
Jan 10, 2024 · The British Armed Forces have successfully tested a revolutionary Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) capable of neutralizing drone swarms at a …
Revolutionary DARPA X-65 Plane With No Moving Control Surfaces
Oct 10, 2023 · In 2023, the aircraft received its official designation as X-65. If it succeeds this make planes and drones, cheaper, stealthier and more maneuverable. The X-65 has no …
DARPA Begins Building Radical X-65 Drone - RealClearDefense
Jan 6, 2024 · DARPA and Aurora Flight Sciences' X-65 prototype aims to pioneer a new type of aircraft that maneuvers using pressurized air instead of physical flight control surfaces.