{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreicvmnca7kvzyoqvkav76zdkudmkpval5hed5tlzztbrssqo3bfp24",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:wojhmyplemfruw6pxryxocmw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnnxumlakq2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreidqz5q7t62ztssh7csy4ymesn7zo5n4bpm4n42xvgzzdbtrfmspmq"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 88249
  },
  "path": "/northrop-grumman-hybrid-electric-drone-begins-flight-tests/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T11:00:48.000Z",
  "site": "https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk",
  "tags": [
    "Air",
    "Northrop Grumman hybrid electric drone begins flight tests",
    "UK Defence Journal"
  ],
  "textContent": "The Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 uncrewed aircraft has begun flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, under DARPA's Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration programme.\n\nThe post Northrop Grumman hybrid electric drone begins flight tests first appeared on UK Defence Journal.",
  "title": "Northrop Grumman hybrid electric drone begins flight tests"
}