Oblique Flying Wing News Archive

Northrop Grumman tests oblique flying wing X-plane in windtunnel
Posted on: Tue Sep 11th, 2007 | Flight Global

Northrop Grumman is beginning high-speed windtunnel testing of the oblique flying wing X-plane it is designing for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. If built, the OFW technology demonstrator will be the first supersonic, tailless, variable-sweep flying wing.

The Supersonic Shape-Shifting Bomber
Posted on: Sun Jun 25th, 2006 | popsci.com

Popular Science Magazine reports on an interesting new project by DARPA and Northrop Grumman; the Oblique Flying Wing. The supersonic craft can vary the sweep of its wing for the most efficient flight performance.

Northrop to Design Supersonic 'Oblique Flying Wing'
Posted on: Fri Mar 24th, 2006 | irconnect.com

A couple of days ago, we reported contract details the Pentagon had released about this first-ever supersonic 'Oblique Flying Wing' demonstrator.

Northrop to Build Supersonic Flying Wing Prototype
Posted on: Mon Mar 20th, 2006 | defenselink.mil

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Western Region, El Segundo, Calif., was awarded on March 16, 2006, a $3,800,325 increment of a $10,295,593 other transaction for prototypes agreement to develop a conceptual and preliminary design of an experimental aircraft to demonstrate the feasi...