Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
The Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie is a low-cost, high-performance unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed through an Air Force Research Laboratory partnership with Kratos Defense and Security Solutions. The long-range, high-speed aircraft is runway-independent and serves as an experimental autonomous collaborative platform for human-machine teaming, tactical autonomy, and future air-combat operations.
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- Aliases
- XQ-58A ValkyrieXQ-58AValkyrieAttritableONE
- Family Name
- Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie
- Full Name
- Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimental
- Status
- development
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- XQ-58A
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Description
- The Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie is a low-cost, high-performance unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed through an Air Force Research Laboratory partnership with Kratos Defense and Security Solutions. The long-range, high-speed aircraft is runway-independent and serves as an experimental autonomous collaborative platform for human-machine teaming, tactical autonomy, and future air-combat operations.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:05:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:05:27 UTC