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Offline rangerrebew

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DARPA Builds XRQ-73 Hybrid Electric X-Plane Drone for Future War
« on: July 12, 2024, 01:15:01 pm »
DARPA Builds XRQ-73 Hybrid Electric X-Plane Drone for Future War
 
OLAWALE ABAIRE, WARRIOR CONTRIBUTORJUL 9, 2024
By Olawale Abaire, Warrior Editorial Fellow

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently announced the official X-plane designation of its newest hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), the XRQ-73, under the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion Aircraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) program.

The SHEPARD program, managed by Steve Komadina, aims to mature a specific propulsion architecture and power class, leveraging the series hybrid electric architecture and component technologies from the earlier AFRL/IARPA Great Horned Owl (GHO) project. This "X-prime" program seeks to rapidly integrate emerging technologies, reducing system-level risks and paving the way for the quick fielding of a new missionized long-endurance aircraft design.
 
According to Komadina, "The idea behind a DARPA X-prime program is to take emerging technologies and burn down system-level integration risks to a new missionized long-endurance aircraft design that can be fielded quickly."

https://warriormaven.com/air/darpa-builds-xrq-73-hybrid-electric-x-plane-drone-for-future-war
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Re: DARPA Builds XRQ-73 Hybrid Electric X-Plane Drone for Future War
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2024, 01:20:13 pm »
I can't think of anything more urgent than for military researchers than to find an eco-friendly plane for combat against China, It will expose the Chinese as scoff-eco hypocrites to burn fossil fuel when the US has a nice electric plane. *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: DARPA Builds XRQ-73 Hybrid Electric X-Plane Drone for Future War
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2024, 01:22:51 pm »
Isn't a "green bomb" an oxymoron?
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Re: DARPA Builds XRQ-73 Hybrid Electric X-Plane Drone for Future War
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2024, 05:33:53 pm »
That's nice.
 So wonderful to have a low carbon footprint for the plane designed to help blow stuff and burn things down.
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