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The X-65: DARPA reveals new name & concept art of innovative X-Plane craft (vehicles) - C C - May 17, 2023
https://thedebrief.org/introducing-the-x-65-darpa-reveals-new-name-and-concept-art-of-its-innovative-x-plane-aircraft/
INTRO: On Monday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on Twitter the official designation of its innovative new X-plane, which it says will be called the X-65, along with new conceptual images it shared on social media. According to the agency, the newly christened X-65 aircraft will be capable of flight “without traditional, exterior-moving flight controls.” The aircraft’s development is part of DARPA’s Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effecters (CRANE) program, which the agency says “aims to build an experimental uncrewed aircraft that maneuvers by controlling the air flow around it.” (MORE - missing details)
Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE): https://www.darpa.mil/program/control-of-revolutionary-aircraft-with-novel-effectors