The Model 437 Vanguard by Scaled Composites and Northrop Grumman completes maiden flight. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson takes a closer look at the revolutionary warplane.

The Model 437 Vanguard was initially introduced in concept as an unmanned aircraft intended to operate as a “loyal wingman,” ...

Here is a description of the design provided by the company: The Model 437 Vanguard is a crewed variant of the original concept powered by a single Pratt & Whitney 535 engine with approximately ...

Northrop, at its Palmdale facility, incorporated its digital ecosystem and advanced manufacturing capabilities to develop, ...

Assembled and flown by Northrop subsidiary Scaled Composites, the Model 437 Vanguard logged its maiden sortie on 29 August over California’s high desert. A 5 September post on Northrop’s ...

Scaled Composites' Model 437 Vanguard Loyal Wingman prototype has taken to the air for the first time. On August 29, 2024, the aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with ...

Experimental aircraft concept leverages Scaled Composites’ rapid design, fabrication and testing and Northrop Grumman digital ...

And that's exactly how we feel about the plane we have here. It's called Model 437 Vanguard, and it is a product of Northrop Grumman-owned Scaled Composites. It came into the spotlight at the end ...

The latest in a long line of experimental Scaled Composites-built aircraft, the single-engine, V-tail Model 437 prototype, is set for further envelope expansion tests after making its first flight ...

A new video shows the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard during its recent first flight. On August 29, 2024, Scaled Composites’ new Model 437 aircraft, named Vanguard and registered as N437VN ...