Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s LongShot program has reached a series of technical milestones, advancing its air-launched uninhabited vehicle, now designated the X-68A, toward flight testing. Developed with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the effort aims to reshape how air combat operations are conducted in coalition environments that include close U.S. and Royal Air Force cooperation.

DARPA advances X-68A LongShot toward 2026 flight tests to expand air combat reach and pilot safety

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s LongShot program has reached a series of technical milestones, advancing its air-launched uninhabited vehicle, now designated the X-68A, toward flight testing.

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