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  • Aurora Flight Sciences, DARPA Agree on X-Plane Tech's Commercial Transition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aurora Flight Sciences, DARPA Agree on X-Plane Tech’s Commercial Transition

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boeing‘s Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary have agreed to transition aircraft technology developed through the DARPA-funded Vertical Takeoff and Landing Experimental Plane program to commercial applications. Aurora said Tuesday its XV-24 subscale vehicle demonstrator reached key aviation milestones during the course of the VTOL X-Plane project. The platform includes a a synchronous electric-drive […] More