In military aviation, the runway has always been a tether. It provides the distance ...

DARPA's X-76 aircraft, designed in cooperation with USSOCOM to break the trade-off between speed and agility, is set to move into the next production phase with Bell Textron.

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

Bell’s DARPA SPRINT demonstrator has received the X-76 designation after passing Critical Design Review, with flight testing planned for early 2028.

Bell is set to begin building its X-plane demonstrator capable of flying at speeds of up to 450 knots after completing a critical design review (CDR) with ...