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2026
6 May

DARPA and Northrop Grumman fly XRQ-73 hybrid-electric demonstrator

Hybrid-electric flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base has advanced efforts to develop lower-emission military aircraft with greater operational flexibility.

2025
10 July

CRG Defense installs large-format ARGO printer for scaled aerospace output

The secure U.S. production site will support future Air Force projects and aims to fast-track composites into defence and adjacent sectors.

2024
26 June The Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program, known as SHEPARD, sees its hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) receive its official X-plane designation, XRQ-73.

DARPA dubs its newest X-plane XRQ-73

The XRQ-73 aircraft will be a Group 3 UAS weighing approximately 1,250 pounds, which draws on the earlier AFRL/IARPA Great Horned Owl (GHO) project. First flight is expected by year-end 2024.

2023
21 July

ReleaseHawthorn Composites awarded two structural inlet duct manufacturing contracts from Kratos