JetZero to build USAF blended-wing-body prototype

Blended Wing Body prototype rendering

Source: US Air Force/JetZero

The US Air Force will provide $235 million to aerospace start-up JetZero to develop a blended-wing-body prototype aircraft – dubbed the XBW-1 – with an eye toward increasing fuel efficiency by up to 50%.

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