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MQ-Next Concept Designs Feature Flying Wing

Frank Wolfe

Friday, September 18th, 2020

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MQ-Next Concept Designs Feature Flying Wing

An artist rendering of the Northrop Grumman SG-2 concept design for MQ-Next (Northrop Grumman Photo)

The concept designs of three companies that have acknowledged their interest in the U.S. Air Force vision for MQ-Next all feature flying wings--a nearly 550 year-old concept, first pondered by Leonardo da Vinci around 1485 and most notably realized in the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-2 stealth bomber. But, if these concept designs gain traction in an acquisition program, such flying wings may scale up significantly in the unmanned arena. Unveiled at this week's Air Force Association virtual Air, Space, and…

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