DARPA is leaving it up to companies to decide whether their aircraft should be crewed, uncrewed or able to fly autonomously. Four companies - Boeing subsidiary Aurora, Bell Textron, Northrop ...

Aurora Flight Sciences is preparing an uncrewed demonstrator with a 45-ft wingspan and 1,000-pound payload, officials said in ...

According to DARPA, two competitors remain as of May 2024 – Aurora Flight Sciences and Bell Textron. Both have been awarded contracts for Phase 1B, wherein they have approximately one year to ...

For those watching the U.S. military’s evolving vision for future aircraft programs, DARPA’s ongoing X-plane competition is a ...

Through the SPRINT program DARPA is not necessarily looking for a ... Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, and Aurora Flight Sciences – each in different phase of development with their own projects.