Featured in Scaled CompositesBYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareScaled Composites Unveils New Encore High-Altitude Optionally Manned Aircraft ConceptInspired by the remarkable high-flying Proteus aircraft, the concept is being pitched for surveillance and test work but may have other applications. BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareBYJoseph 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, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2021Share‘R2-D2’ Spotted On Scaled Composite’s ARES Test JetOne of the company’s exotic testbeds has received a perfect Star Wars-inspired feature. BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2020ShareMetallic Coating-Clad ARES Experimental Jet Flies Alongside Its Successors In Mysterious TestsThe experimental Ares testbed jet has joined the ‘Son Of Ares’ jets in ongoing test work over the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2020ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Test Jet Now Flying With Possible Laser Weapon ModificationsOne of the Model 401 demonstrators is now outfitted with a peculiar ventral pod that has a huge air intake and its own exhaust. BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2020ShareBYTyler 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareExclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy DroneThe U.S. Intelligence Community led the development of this very quiet and high-efficiency unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe U.S. Sold This Unique Stealth Drone Called ‘Scarab’ To Egypt In The 1980sThe Egyptians never even unboxed most of the unmanned aircraft, which were state-of-the-art for their time, but they may still be flying some of them. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1A labyrinth of programs and initiatives spanning nearly four decades was born out of a disastrous attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Tehran. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler 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 RogowayJun 7, 2019ShareThese Are The Best Images Yet Of Northrop Grumman’s T-38 Replacement That Could Have BeenThe company with an illustrious pedigree for training USAF fast jet pilots cancelled their T-X entrant abruptly and with little explanation. BYTyler RogowayJun 7, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareStratolaunch Reportedly Shuts Down Leaving World’s Largest Plane With An Uncertain FutureLess than a year after founder Paul Allen’s death, the ambitious project appears to have come to an end and everything will be up for sale. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test BaseThe Model 401, nicknamed internally “Son Of Ares,” popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River. BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 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, 2018Share12
BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareScaled Composites Unveils New Encore High-Altitude Optionally Manned Aircraft ConceptInspired by the remarkable high-flying Proteus aircraft, the concept is being pitched for surveillance and test work but may have other applications. BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022Share
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
BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2021Share‘R2-D2’ Spotted On Scaled Composite’s ARES Test JetOne of the company’s exotic testbeds has received a perfect Star Wars-inspired feature. BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2020ShareMetallic Coating-Clad ARES Experimental Jet Flies Alongside Its Successors In Mysterious TestsThe experimental Ares testbed jet has joined the ‘Son Of Ares’ jets in ongoing test work over the Mojave Desert. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2020ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Test Jet Now Flying With Possible Laser Weapon ModificationsOne of the Model 401 demonstrators is now outfitted with a peculiar ventral pod that has a huge air intake and its own exhaust. BYTyler RogowayOct 27, 2020Share
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
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareExclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy DroneThe U.S. Intelligence Community led the development of this very quiet and high-efficiency unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe U.S. Sold This Unique Stealth Drone Called ‘Scarab’ To Egypt In The 1980sThe Egyptians never even unboxed most of the unmanned aircraft, which were state-of-the-art for their time, but they may still be flying some of them. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1A labyrinth of programs and initiatives spanning nearly four decades was born out of a disastrous attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Tehran. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
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 RogowayJun 7, 2019ShareThese Are The Best Images Yet Of Northrop Grumman’s T-38 Replacement That Could Have BeenThe company with an illustrious pedigree for training USAF fast jet pilots cancelled their T-X entrant abruptly and with little explanation. BYTyler RogowayJun 7, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareStratolaunch Reportedly Shuts Down Leaving World’s Largest Plane With An Uncertain FutureLess than a year after founder Paul Allen’s death, the ambitious project appears to have come to an end and everything will be up for sale. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test BaseThe Model 401, nicknamed internally “Son Of Ares,” popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River. BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 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
