The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is channeling tens of millions of dollars into Aurora Flight Sciences for two experimental aircraft programs that together could redefine how the U.S.

The Pacific Ocean is vast, and when it comes to planning for how to fight a war in and across it, the United States is turning to a new airframe design—one that promises more efficient flight. In an ...

A video for the 80th anniversary of the Skunk Works shows, through renderings and sketches, the past, the present and the future of the secretive division of Lockheed Martin. To celebrate 80 years of ...

A collaboration between Aurora Flight Sciences and Boeing is working on an innovative high-speed, vertical lift aircraft concept. They have just completed the conceptual design review and target first ...

China appears to have built a new prototype of a mostly ignored military aircraft; a Wing-in-Ground Effect (WIG) plane. Also commonly known by the Russian word ekranoplan, it's a type of aircraft ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

LOS ANGELES - Meet the U.S. military’s new plane that might revolutionize how aircraft are designed. In January, Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of Boeing, announced that it has begun ...

Blended wing body aircraft could benefit the U.S. military by allowing warplanes to fly further, from shorter runways. But making sure the planes are compatible with existing airports is key to giving ...

Cirrus Aircraft recently launched a tool that lets anyone design a Vision Jet or an SR Series plane. It’s called the Configurator, and it can be accessed for free on their website. “What’s really ...

A Delta CRJ-900 jet flipped upside down upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, prompting an investigation. An aviation expert says the plane’s frangible wings, designed to break off on ...