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Northrop Grumman unveils hybrid electric uncrewed X-plane for DARPA

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Northrop Grumman unveils hybrid electric uncrewed X-plane for DARPA
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Brandon Williamson Vice President Market Leader of Infrastructure/Aviation Group | AviationPros

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the design and construction of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) vehicle. The uncrewed air system developed for DARPA recently received its official X-plane designation of XRQ-73.

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.

For more information about DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD program, click here.

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