U.S. Army has already flying with the remotely operated Black Hawk helicopter
Sikorsky conducted military exercises in August with U.S. soldiers to demonstrate MATRIX technology
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DARPA shares details on future US Navy military seaplane
First flight of Aurora's Liberty Lifter demonstration aircraft is not expected until 2029
Pentagon reveals new hybrid-electric stealth reconnaissance drone
Named XRQ-73, the aircraft is being developed by Nothrop Grumman and Scaled Composites and is expected to make its maiden flight at the end of 2024
Boeing subsidiary reveals high-speed, vertical-lift concept aircraft
Aurora Flight Sciences was hired by DARPA to develop fan-in-wing technology for the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program
US hypersonic anti-missile system project advances with new contract with Boeing
Developed by the Darpa agency, the "Glide Breaker" program aims to deploy an interceptor capable of destroying hypersonic weapons during gliding flight
Pentagon cargo flying boat advances with $40 million in funding
Liberty Lifter program aims to build seaplane with ground effect technology and size similar to a C-17 military freighter
US government wants to create a super seaplane
DARPA agency is developing the Liberty Lifter, a twin-fuselage aircraft that would be able to fly at medium altitude and also take advantage of ground effect as in Russian ekranoplanes