The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider remains on track to enter service in 2027. Currently, there are an unknown number of B-21s under construction, and the aircraft is now in advanced testing. After it ...

DARPA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a phase 2 contract for its CRANE (Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors) program, following wind tunnel testing of a small-scale X-plane that ...

DARPA's CRANE program, in collaboration with Aurora Flight Sciences, is developing the X-65 demonstrator aircraft to eliminate traditional external control surfaces on airplanes. The X-65 will utilize ...

This year the world will be celebrating 120 years since the historic first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright, an event which marked the start of humanity’s expansion into the skies (and later into ...

Stealth aircraft aren’t invisible. They’re engineered to be nearly undetectable — a far more demanding and fascinating ...

Aurora Flight Sciences and DARPA are continuing the assembly of the X-65 CRANE demonstrator, targeting a first flight by 2027. The aircraft is still missing the wings and the canted tails. The company ...

Emerging aviation technologies developer Aurora Flight Sciences is progressing with assembly of its prototype X-65 active flow control demonstrator. Aurora on 20 November shared an image of the X-65 ...

BAE Systems and the University of Manchester have successfully flown a MAGMA drone that utilizes blown air for three-axes control, eliminating the need for traditional movable control surfaces. This ...

Joby Aviation and GKN Aerospace have signed a multi-year agreement to supply the air taxi developer with thermoplastic flight control surfaces. “We are very excited to be joining forces with GKN ...

A B-21 Raider conducts flight tests, which includes ground testing, taxiing and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in June 2026. (US Air Force) Recent photographs of the ...