The Week In Technology, May 11-15, 2026

The Week In Technology, May 11-15, 2026 | Aviation Week Network

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Graham Warwick
May 11, 2026

Wingtip vertical surfaces have been added to the flying-wing XRQ-73 for initial flight tests.

DARPA’s Hybrid-Electric Shepard Flies After long delays, Northrop Grumman has flown an experimental hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft designed under a DARPA X-Prime project to develop a minimum viable product to meet an urgent operational need. Designated the XRQ-73, the flying-wing aircraft has…

Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week’s coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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