| XQ-58 Valkyrie | |
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| The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator on its inaugural flight, 5 March 2019 at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona | |
| Role | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions |
| First flight | 5 March 2019 |
| Status | In development |
| Primary users | United States Air Force United States Marine Corps |
The Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie is an experimental stealth 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.[1]
- ^ "XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator completes inaugural flight". Wright Patterson AFB. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2019.