The National Interest on MSN

Meet the X-76, DARPA’s "SPRINT" tiltrotor plane

The X-76 is not intended for mass production or combat service. Instead, it will serve as a testbed for new aerial ...
The Aviationist on MSN

DARPA's high-speed VTOL SPRINT aircraft receives X-76 X-plane designation

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...
Avgeekery

Meet the X-76: DARPA’s Bold New Aircraft Could Change How Wars Are Fought

The X-76 is the latest in a long series of experimental X-planes developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Bell’s X-76 Fold-Away Rotor Aircraft Is DARPA’s Newest X-Plane

Planned to fly in 2028, the X-76 will explore technologies for fast-flying runway-independent aircraft with folding rotors, crewed and uncrewed.

DARPA's X-76 jet, aiming to utilize helicopter capabilities, passes Critical Design Review

DARPA's X-76 aircraft, designed in cooperation with USSOCOM to break the trade-off between speed and agility, is set to move into the next production phase with Bell Textron.
The Debrief

DARPA Reveals the X-76: The X-Plane Aims to Combine Helicopter Freedom With Jet Speed

DARPA’s X-76 experimental aircraft aims to combine helicopter flexibility with jet-like speeds and runway-independent flight.
The Tech Edvocate

Bell X-76: Advancing High-Speed VTOL for Future Defense Applications

Spread the loveThe realm of aerospace technology is experiencing a revolutionary shift, particularly with the emergence of high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Among the newest ...