Air Force contract

Cleared Direct Oct 27, 2026

JetZero, the Air Force Blended Wing Body Contract, and the Flying Wing Architecture That Could Rewrite Commercial Aviation Economics

JetZero's $235 million Air Force contract to build a full-scale blended wing body demonstrator is the most credible step yet toward replacing the tube-and-wing design that has dominated aviation for nearly a century.

Vector

Cleared Direct Oct 27, 2026

JetZero, the Blended Wing Body Demonstrator, and the Aerodynamic Argument Against the Tube-and-Wing Airliner

JetZero's $235M Air Force contract to build the Z-5 blended wing body demonstrator could reshape aviation economics - but commercial service is still a decade or more away.

Vector