The X-44 MANTA, initially envisioned as a sixth-generation NGAD fighter in 1999, remains a significant influence in modern military aviation. Its enduring relevance is evident in the strategic lessons ...

What You Need to Know: The Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No Tail Aircraft) was a conceptual design developed in partnership with NASA starting in 1999. The delta-wing aircraft, lacking a ...

If it’s Italian, it is almost certainly going to be cool and it’s almost always going to be fast. Welcome to Manta Aircraft’s ANN2 project, a hybrid electric VTOL 2-seater that is generating plenty of ...

Key Points and Summary - The X-44 MANTA—Lockheed Martin’s “Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft”—was a bold idea: skip the vertical and horizontal tails, enlarge the wing, and use thrust-vectoring and advanced ...

She Never Flew: Concepts from the X-44 Manta may have influenced the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, which is developing a sixth-generation fighter to replace the F-22. ...