# First look: DARPA’s latest stealth X-Plane will fly this year

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/first-look-darpas-latest-stealth-x-plane-will-fly-this-year-2/
- Published: 2024-07-13T09:30:47-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: The XRQ-73 hybrid electric prototype recon drone. Photo credit: Northrop Grumman. Article by David Szondy. New Atlas – July 11, 2024. Source: Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman has released a photo of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) XRQ-73 stealth drone X-plane that it has built for DARPA and is expected to fly by the end of the year. Part of DARPA’s X-Prime program, the XRQ-73A is a demonstrator prototype built by Northrop Grumman and Scaled Composites. […] Click here to view original web page at newatlas.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio