DARPA’s LongShot Missile UAV Edges Toward Flight Tests

DARPA’s LongShot missile UAV edges toward flight tests

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LongShot program eyes new target for early flight tests

The first flight test for the X-68A was originally set to begin in December of 2023, Breaking Defense previously reported.

DARPA's autonomous missile-firing missile advances toward flight tests

Yo dawg, we heard you like missiles, so we put some missiles in your missile so you can boom while you zoom It's taken about five years, but DARPA's missile-launching missile has become the government's latest experimental X-plane and is advancing toward flight testing. . . .

DARPA LongShot X-68A clears key tests ahead of 2026 flight campaign

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have completed a set of technical milestones in the LongShot programme, positioning the air-launched uninhabited vehicle, designated the X-68A, for upcoming flight tests.

X-68A LongShot Air-To-Air Missile-Carrying Drone Moves Closer To F-15 Launch, Opening New Era Of Standoff Air Combat

The United States is moving closer to a potentially transformative shift in aerial warfare as the Pentagon’s cutting-edge LongShot drone program advances toward its long-awaited first flight. Developed under the leadership of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the air-launched… The post X-68A LongShot Air-To-Air Missile-Carrying Drone Moves Closer To F-15 Launch, Opening New Era Of Standoff Air Combat appeared first on The Asia Live.