To avoid relying on full-size aircraft carriers, Grumman proposed a VTOL aircraft that could operate from helicopter-sized platforms on smaller ships. The G-674 concept rotated the rear fuselage and ...

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...

Bell just completed the Critical Design Review for DARPA's SPRINT program, meaning it can build its next-gen X-76 VTOL aircraft.

FAA launches pilot projects starting this summer The skies over parts of the US could soon get busier, as the Federal Aviation Administration launches pilot projects spanning 26 states to test ...

Bell is reinventing aviation, again.

Bell and DARPA announced the completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the SPRINT aircraft, and its new name: X-76.

The Harrier was the first operational vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft, earning it the nickname of the ...

The Black Arrows were already legends for their impossible-tight formation flying—but their era also produced one of Britain’s boldest experiments: the Short SC-1, the world’s first practical VTOL ...

One of the Pentagon's most secretive groups of experts has revealed renderings of its latest military plane meant for unique, ...

China has unveiled an ambitious slate of mega-projects in its five-year blueprint, featuring faster bullet trains, homegrown aircraft engines and wide-body jets, AI chips, controllable nuclear fusion, ...

DARPA’s X-76 experimental aircraft aims to combine helicopter flexibility with jet-like speeds and runway-independent flight.

Moving heavy cargo by air without runways remains a major bottleneck for emergency response, logistics, and military ...