
Two BQM-34 Firebee II drones were modified with supercritical airfoils, called the Aeroelastic Research Wing (ARW), for the Drones for…

Aircraft Fleet 1980s

The DARPA/U.S. Air Force X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) system demonstration program completed the first phase of demonstrations, known…

The Theseus research aircraft in flight over Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards, Calif., during a 1996 research flight.

Water-Cannon Salute for Gordo.

Aircraft Fleet 1980s

This artist's conception showed the X-37 Advanced Technology Demonstrator in the Shuttle Payload Bay.

Vance D. Brand August 20, 1998

Cockpit instrument panel of the M2-F3 Lifting Body.

The first X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator completed its sixth flight on Dec. 19, 2002, raising its…