Kratos Defense Inc,
Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie

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Kratos Defense Inc, Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie

Role Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
National origin United States
Manufacturer Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
First flight 5 March 2019
Status In development
Primary user United States Air Force

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History Kratos Defense Inc, Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie 

The Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie is an experimental stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed and built by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for the United States Air Force's Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstrator (LCASD) program, under the USAF Research Laboratory’s Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology (LCAAT) project portfolio. It was initially designated the XQ-222. The Valkyrie completed its first flight on 5 March 2019 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

The XQ-58 Valkyrie falls within the USAF Research Laboratory’s Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology (LCAAT) portfolio, whose objectives include designing and building unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) faster by developing better design tools and maturing and using commercial manufacturing processes to reduce production time and cost. The LCAAT is to escort the F-22 or F-35 during combat missions and to deploy weapons or surveillance systems

The XQ-58 is designed to act as a loyal wingman that is controlled by a parent aircraft to accomplish tasks such as scouting, defensive fire, or absorbing enemy fire. It features stealth technology with a trapezoidal fuselage with a chined edge, V-tail, and an S-shaped air intake. The XQ-58 can operate as part of a swarm of drones, with or without direct pilot control. The XQ-58 can make conventional take-offs and landings or be launched from "nondescript launch modules", such as support ships, shipping containers, and semi-trailer trucks. Wiki Link

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Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie

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General characteristics

• Capacity: 600 lb (272 kg) internal, 600 lb (272 kg) external
• Length: 30 ft (9.1 m)
• Wingspan: 27 ft (8.2 m)
• Empty weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,000 lb (2,722 kg)

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Operational history

• The XQ-58's first flight took place on 5 March 2019, about two and a half years after Kratos received the contract. A total of five test flights were planned in two phases to evaluate system functionality, aerodynamic performance, and launch and recovery systems

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Specifications

• Cruise speed: 476 kn (548 mph, 882 km/h)
• Range: 3,000 nmi (3,500 mi, 5,600 km) approximate
• Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (14,000 m))

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Development

• On 26 March 2021, the XQ-58A completed its sixth test flight, opening the doors of its internal weapons bay for the first time and releasing a 27 lb (12 kg) Area-I Altius-600 small unmanned aircraft system (UAS)

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