DefenceTalkDefenceTalkDARPA has selected three performers to work on the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program, which aims to demonstrate an aircraft design based on active flow control (AFC), an area not fully explored compared to traditional flight controls. The goal is to demonstrate significant efficiency benefits of AFC, as well as improvements […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpa-awards-contracts-for-new-x-plane-program-based-on-active-flow-control-76008/

DefenceTalkNASA has inked a deal with Lockheed Martin to develop a supersonic “X-plane” that could break the sound barrier without a sonic boom, officials said Tuesday. The $247.5 million contract allows for the design, building and testing of a plane that would make its first test flight in 2021, NASA said. The experimental plane “will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-hires-lockheed-martin-to-build-quiet-supersonic-x-plane-71618/