DARPA missile drone moves closer to first flight

DARPA missile drone moves closer to first flight

DARPA has confirmed that its LongShot air-launched uninhabited vehicle has been designated the X-68A, as the programme moves closer to flight testing following a series of technical milestones, the agency stated. According to DARPA, the LongShot programme, led in industry by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, has completed full-scale wind tunnel testing as well as successful trials of the vehicle’s parachute recovery system and weapons-releas…