Featured in Optionally mannedBYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2021ShareNew Unmanned Loyal Wingman Design Based On Stealthy “Son Of Ares” Jet EmergesThe two secretive Model 401 “Son of Ares” jets may now get offspring of their own, as well as the ability to be optionally manned themselves. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 17, 2021ShareNow We Know Russia’s Mysterious New Fighter Is A Single-Engine Design (Updated)Russia hasn’t put a single-engine fighter into production since the Cold War and this one looks like it is largely aimed at export customers. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 17, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareFlanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China’s Secretive Test BaseIs China flight testing its own artificial intelligence ‘brain’ for its combat aircraft? BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareStealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Mystery Jet Appears With Odd Markings And NASA F-15 EscortThe intriguing test flights have continued with new aircraft types joining a trio of Scaled Composites’ aircraft high over the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareStealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Jet Seen Covered In Mirrors During Mysterious Test FlightsThe alien-looking aircraft and its twin are being used for intriguing trials involving a number of other aircraft high above the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareScaled Composites’ Mysterious Stealthy Jets Spotted Working With High-Flying Proteus (Updated)The highly unique aircraft flew between China Lake and Mojave Air and Space Port in what appears to have been an aerial test. BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 17, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman’s Optionally Manned Firebird Aircraft Has Its First Official CustomersFirebird has been flown aboard a 747 to the U.K. for the country’s biggest air show and aerospace expo that kicks off this weekend. BYTyler RogowayJul 17, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 2, 2019ShareOptionally Manned Firebird Rapidly Matures Ahead Of International Debut This SummerWith three aircraft now in testing, Northrop Grumman looks toward the international market and new payload partners to make Firebird soar. BYTyler RogowayMay 2, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 14, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman Plans To Upend Aerial Surveillance Market With Their Optionally Manned FirebirdThe massively flexible and super-efficient design is intended to compete with both unmanned and manned aerial intel gathering platforms and win. BYTyler RogowayDec 14, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareWe Have The Best Images And Video Yet Of The H03 Firebird Spy Plane And Boy Does It Sound OddThe optionally manned, medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance plane is meant to be quiet, which explains its strange acoustic signature. BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman’s ‘H03’ Firebird Spy Plane Is Now Flying At Mojave Air and Space PortNew photos give us a much more complete view of the aircraft, clearly showing its lineage to Scaled Composites’ Firebird long-endurance design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareThe Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy’s New MQ-25 Tanker DroneThere’s plenty of paid for S-3s that can be converted to do the job and a dedicated Viking tanker variant has already been engineered and flown. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2021ShareNew Unmanned Loyal Wingman Design Based On Stealthy “Son Of Ares” Jet EmergesThe two secretive Model 401 “Son of Ares” jets may now get offspring of their own, as well as the ability to be optionally manned themselves. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 9, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 17, 2021ShareNow We Know Russia’s Mysterious New Fighter Is A Single-Engine Design (Updated)Russia hasn’t put a single-engine fighter into production since the Cold War and this one looks like it is largely aimed at export customers. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 17, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021ShareFlanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China’s Secretive Test BaseIs China flight testing its own artificial intelligence ‘brain’ for its combat aircraft? BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareStealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Mystery Jet Appears With Odd Markings And NASA F-15 EscortThe intriguing test flights have continued with new aircraft types joining a trio of Scaled Composites’ aircraft high over the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareStealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Jet Seen Covered In Mirrors During Mysterious Test FlightsThe alien-looking aircraft and its twin are being used for intriguing trials involving a number of other aircraft high above the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020ShareScaled Composites’ Mysterious Stealthy Jets Spotted Working With High-Flying Proteus (Updated)The highly unique aircraft flew between China Lake and Mojave Air and Space Port in what appears to have been an aerial test. BYTyler RogowayJun 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 17, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman’s Optionally Manned Firebird Aircraft Has Its First Official CustomersFirebird has been flown aboard a 747 to the U.K. for the country’s biggest air show and aerospace expo that kicks off this weekend. BYTyler RogowayJul 17, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 2, 2019ShareOptionally Manned Firebird Rapidly Matures Ahead Of International Debut This SummerWith three aircraft now in testing, Northrop Grumman looks toward the international market and new payload partners to make Firebird soar. BYTyler RogowayMay 2, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 14, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman Plans To Upend Aerial Surveillance Market With Their Optionally Manned FirebirdThe massively flexible and super-efficient design is intended to compete with both unmanned and manned aerial intel gathering platforms and win. BYTyler RogowayDec 14, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareWe Have The Best Images And Video Yet Of The H03 Firebird Spy Plane And Boy Does It Sound OddThe optionally manned, medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance plane is meant to be quiet, which explains its strange acoustic signature. BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman’s ‘H03’ Firebird Spy Plane Is Now Flying At Mojave Air and Space PortNew photos give us a much more complete view of the aircraft, clearly showing its lineage to Scaled Composites’ Firebird long-endurance design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareThe Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy’s New MQ-25 Tanker DroneThere’s plenty of paid for S-3s that can be converted to do the job and a dedicated Viking tanker variant has already been engineered and flown. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018Share
