We got a glimpse at what a new cross between a helicopter and a jet aircraft might look like after Bell released a new image.

DARPA has selected the next design of its VTOL X-Plane, a crazy UAV with 24 ducted fans, a 4,000-hp engine, and the ability to hit speeds up to 460 mph. This post is appearing on Autoblog Military ...

Produced by Matt Stuart. Video courtesy of DARPA and Aurora Flight Sciences. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech The VTOL X-Plane is scheduled to take its first flight in 2018 and will be unlike ...

Bell has completed wind-tunnel testing of its proposed X-plane for a DARPA project to demonstrate a high-speed ...

DARPA just revealed an animation showing the conceptual design and functionality of its unmanned VTOL X-Plane, nicknamed "Lightningstrike." VTOL stands for "vertical takeoff and landing." ...

The wind tunnel testing was carried out to validate the company's Stop/Fold Jet Transition capability. Bell has completed ...

DARPA hopes the Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-Plane can go beyond the current offerings, such as the V-22 Osprey. The push for more of these hybrid aircraft — that can take off like a ...

Bell Textron advances DARPA's SPRINT X-plane program with successful wind tunnel tests, marking the completion of the ...

In 2018, Rolls-Royce was contracted to work with Aurora to develop a different (and bizarre-looking) VTOL DARPA X-Plane called the Aurora XV-24 LighntingStrike. A scaled-down demonstrator was ...

which combines the agility of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft with the speed of a 747 jet, is "game-changing." "Through our X-plane concept for the DARPA SPRINT program, we aim to ...