Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 01, 2024
The Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program, also known as SHEPARD, has been officially designated as the XRQ-73 X-plane.
SHEPARD, an "X-prime" program, utilizes the series hybrid electric architecture and some component technologies from the earlier AFRL/IARPA Great Horned Owl (GHO) project.
"The idea behind a DARPA X-prime program is to take emerging techno