Two unmanned combat air vehicles designed and built by The Boeing Co. through partnerships are heading to new homes at two prominent aviation museums for permanent display, Boeing said Monday.

The two X-45A aircrafts were designed and built by Boeing in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force.

One aircraft is going to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, and the other to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

The X-45A at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be displayed in the museum’s Cold War Gallery near the revolutionary B-2 Stealth Bomber.

Engineering work is scheduled to begin soon at the Smithsonian to display the X-45A, which is to be suspended in midair.

Dave Koopersmith, X-45 vice president and program manager for Boeing Advanced Systems, said in a statement, “The X-45A made history and laid the groundwork for future unmanned combat aircraft with its 64 mishap-free flights. We take great pride that they will be displayed for the world to see at these museums.”

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