Bell will design and build a high-speed VTOL demonstrator for DARPA’s SPRINT program, as Aurora exits the competition.

DARPA named Bell Textron to proceed with the next phase of its SPRINT X-Plane project, to design and build an aircraft that ...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Bell Helicopters to build the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) unmanned ...

The secretive Pentagon research agency says the Liberty Lifter programme has proven the viability of building an amphibian ...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has reportedly cancelled the “Liberty Lifter” heavy cargo seaplane ...

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Bell Textron to build an X-plane demonstrator capable of flying at speeds of up to 450 knots, with the office […] ...

The project aims to revolutionise military air mobility by enabling high-speed operations without relying on runways.

Bell's concept for an advanced tiltrotor-jet hybrid aircraft will move into the build stage of the US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies X-plane ...

DARPA's SPRINT X-Plane program pushes the limits of VTOL design, targeting 400+ knot speeds and fully runway independent!

The ANCILLARY program DARPA selected last year nine companies to produce initial operational system and demonstration system conceptual designs for this novel VTOL UAS.

Engineering DARPA considers 6 new designs for uncrewed VTOL aircraft that carry weapons payloads — with test flights set for 2026 News By Rory Bathgate published 5 June 2024 ...