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Latest Aurora Provides Update on X-Plane Design for DARPA Initiative  Aurora Flight Sciences is developing an X-plane with fan-in-wing technology, designed for high-speed mobility and vertical takeoff in contested environments as part of DARPA's SPRINT program 24 Oct 2024
October 24, 2024
Seaplane Concept Set to Transform Fast Logistics at Sea Aurora Flight Sciences’ Liberty Lifter seaplane concept has the scale of a ship, the speed of an aircraft, and provides heavy-lift transport without requiring an airstrip or shipping port 04 Oct 2024
October 4, 2024
Successful Long-Range Flight Trials for Reconnaissance sUAS Aurora Flight Sciences successfully tested its hydrogen fuel-cell-powered SKIRON-XLE sUAS, completing a seven-hour flight to showcase its long-range reconnaissance capabilities and extended endurance 03 Sep 2024
September 3, 2024
Hydrogen-Powered sUAS for Long-Range Reconnaissance Missions Aurora Flight Sciences' SKIRON-XLE is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and is expected to deliver flight times of over five hours 01 Jul 2024
July 1, 2024
Successful Flight Trials for Optionally Piloted Aircraft Aurora Flight Sciences’ optionally piloted aircraft (OPA) has proved effective in a series of flight tests, demonstrating its ability to operate uncrewed and provide airborne ISR 12 Jun 2024
June 12, 2024
High-Speed, Vertical-Lift X-Plane Enters Preliminary Design Phase Aurora Flight Sciences will begin a preliminary design review of their low-drag, fan-in-wing X-plane, integrating a blended wing body platform and combining VTOL with impressive speed 23 May 2024
May 23, 2024
Aurora’s Adaptive Control Architecture Tested on the Water The latest tests demonstrated relative vessel-to-vessel station keeping for an underway replenishment (UNREP) scenario and automated passage through the Suez Canal 08 Apr 2024
April 8, 2024
Preliminary Testing for Aurora’s Liberty Lifter X-Plane Testing reduces risk and improves quality as the Aurora team designs their seaplane concept for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) 24 Jan 2024
January 24, 2024
Manufacturing Begins for Full-Scale Active Flow Control X-Plane Aurora Flight Sciences’ X-65 is purpose-designed to test and demonstrate the benefits of active flow control at tactically relevant scale and flight conditions 04 Jan 2024
January 4, 2024
Aurora Flight Sciences Specialize in Advanced Aircraft Development & Prototyping for Defense Aurora Flight Sciences is an industry leader in the delivery of mission-ready flight systems for government and defense, specializing in the integration of next generation technologies 14 Dec 2023
December 14, 2023
Aurora to Design High-Speed, Vertical Lift Plane The X-Plane will have a be lift, low drag fan-in-wing demonstrator aircraft that integrates a blended wing body platform, with embedded engines and moderate sweep 17 Nov 2023
November 17, 2023
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