Future Aircraft Technology Enhancements

{{Short description|AFRL and DARPA program to develop new aircraft technologies}}

The Future Aircraft Technology Enhancements (FATE) program is a program to develop new technologies. It is being run by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The X-39 aircraft designation is reserved for use with FATE by the USAF.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090218015825/http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/aviation/1280701.html?page=1&c=y Battle Of The X-Planes]
[https://archive.today/20070927233811/http://www.futurefirepower.com/category/aircraft/ Future Aircraft Technology]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090226221142/http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6236/x391jq7.jpg Artist's conception of a FATE aircraft]

X-39