{"id":178616,"date":"2024-08-10T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=178616"},"modified":"2024-08-10T08:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T12:06:35","slug":"northrop-builds-aircraft-xrq-73-for-arpa","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/northrop-builds-aircraft-xrq-73-for-arpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman builds XRQ-73 aircraft for DARPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>XRQ-73<\/strong>, developed in conjunction with Scaled Composites, represents a major breakthrough in the field of unmanned aerial systems. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/benefits-of-unmanned-inspection\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"113726\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unmanned aerial systems (UAS)<\/a><\/strong> (UAS) designed for specialized U.S. Department of Defense missions.\nThis demonstration vehicle <strong>uses a hybrid architecture that combines advanced electrical technologies,<\/strong> enabling it to achieve superior efficiency and versatility on the battlefield. <\/p>\n<div class=\" align\"><div id=\"wpfp_2934\" data-item=\"{&quot;sources&quot;:[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=4AquIZmqa8w&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video\\\/youtube&quot;,&quot;sources_fvqs&quot;:[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=4AquIZmqa8w&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video\\\/youtube&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video\\\/youtube&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video\\\/youtube&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video\\\/youtube&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video\\\/youtube&quot;}]}],&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3713&quot;,&quot;splash&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.ytimg.com\\\/vi\\\/4AquIZmqa8w\\\/maxresdefault.jpg#auto&quot;}\" class=\"freedomplayer flowplayer no-brand is-splash is-paused skin-custom no-svg fp-full fp-outlined is-youtube is-youtube-standard\" data-fvsticky=\"true\" data-button-repeat=\"1\" data-button-rewind=\"1\" data-fv-embed=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/northrop-builds-aircraft-xrq-73-for-arpa\/fvp-2934\/\" style=\"position:relative; 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program<\/a><\/strong>program, which seeks to accelerate the creation of new aircraft by implementing state-of-the-art technological components.\nWith its recent official designation as an X-plane, the aircraft is in the final stages of development and will soon be ready for its maiden flight. <\/p>\n\n<p>Northrop Grumman, one of the world&#8217;s leading defense companies, continues its tradition of leadership in military innovation, providing capabilities critical to national security.\nThis new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/unmanned-aircraft-monitor-facilities\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"152672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hybrid-electric unmanned drone<\/a><\/strong> hybrid-electric drone <strong>promises to transform the military&#8217;s operational capabilities <\/strong>and underscores the company&#8217;s commitment to developing sustainable, advanced technologies for the future. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.northropgrumman.com\/news\/releases\/northrop-grumman-builds-next-generation-hybrid-electric-uncrewed-x-plane-for-darpa\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.northropgrumman.com\/news\/releases\/northrop-grumman-builds-next-generation-hybrid-electric-uncrewed-x-plane-for-darpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northrop Grumman<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The XRQ-73 SHEPARD is the first DARPA X-plane to incorporate a hybrid-electric propulsion architecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":177651,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13064,13030],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-178616","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-aerospace","categoria_noticias-industry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/178616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/178616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=178616"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=178616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}