Designed by Northrop Grumman and subsidiary Scaled Composites, the unmanned XRQ-73 features an ultra-quiet propulsion system ...

The XRQ-73 is linked to Northrop’s earlier XRQ-72A project. Both aircraft feature a tailless, flying wing configuration akin ...

First flight milestone: The XRQ-73 flew in April 2026, marking a key step in testing hybrid-electric propulsion for military applications under DARPA’s SHEPARD program. Stealth and endurance: Its ...

An experimental unmanned hybrid-fuel aircraft has taken to the skies for testing over Edwards Air Force Base in the HIgh ...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has made the first flight of its experimental hybrid-electric ...

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has started flight tests of its XRQ-73 SHEPARD uncrewed aircraft for DARPA, marking a key step ...

A new US military drone with hybrid-electric propulsion made its first flight in April ...

Scaled Composites said that it flew the XRQ-73 Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration hybrid drone over California.

Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-73 hybrid-electric drone begins DARPA SHEPARD flight tests at Edwards AFB, exploring efficient, ...

DARPA has confirmed the first flight of its XRQ-73 hybrid-electric stealth drone at Edwards Air Force Base in April 2026. Built by Northrop Grumman under the SHEPARD program, the Group 3 unmanned ...