A top defense rotorcraft company is now building a new vertical takeoff and landing X-plane that can achieve jet-like speeds, aimed at special operations missions and cutting ties to traditional runway-based aircraft.
Bell Textron Inc. announced March 9 the designation of the X-76 and said it has passed the critical design review phase for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program called Speed and Runway Independent Technologies, or SPRINT.
“For too long, the runway has been both an enabler and a tether, granting speed but creating a critical vulnerability,” said U.S. Navy…
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