The publication Breaking Defense reports that the American company General Atomics (GA) has developed a hybrid engine for the promising MQ-Next stealth drone.

The concept of a “flying wing” drone was presented at the conference of the US Air Force Association. Mike Atwood, senior director of future programs at General Atomics, noted that the device could receive a power plant built on “breakthrough technology.”

We We believe GA will pioneer an entirely new way to power air-breathing aircraft. This is a fairly revolutionary technology that will be introduced in the coming years. It actually uses a hybrid electric system with the Tesla Model S and RQ-170. [американський БПЛА RQ-170 Sentinel виробництва Lockheed Martin] you have a combined and fully electric aircraft “, Atwood noted.

General Atomics Aviation Systems President Dave Alexander noted that the new power plant will allow the aircraft to stay in the air for up to 60 hours without refueling.