The B-21 bomber pairs cutting edge tech with a throwback aircraft design. It is based on a visionary aircraft design that dates back to World War II. That aircraft, the YB-49, minimized drag but ...

In the 1940s, the flying wing seemed destined to transform aviation with its sleek design and efficiency. But despite promising early tests, Jack Northrop’s prototypes faced engineering challenges and ...

Northrop Grumman is confirming it has built the experimental XRQ-73 hybrid-electric flying-wing the company has been developing under a secretive US military project. The Virginia-based aerospace ...

The Northrop B-2 lacks a tail because it emphasizes stealth over maneuverability and is designed for deep penetration strikes ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has approved low-rate production of the service’s next-generation stealth bomber. The milestone comes just days after the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider completed its second ...

Nov 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force's B-21 "Raider" bomber shaped like a flying wing took its first flight on Friday, the next step in rolling out a new fleet of long-range nuclear-capable stealth ...

John Knudsen Northrop, 45, has designed such crack planes as the Lockheed Vega, the Army’s A17, but it became evident last week that a big part of his heart and head was really in something very ...

"This photo survey covers the flying wing and tailless craft designed and produced by Jack Northrop and his team at Northrop Aircraft, Incorporated between 1939 and the early 1950s. It is not meant to ...

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