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Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie

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Stealthy, high-performance, low-cost, unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of long-range flights at high-subsonic speeds designed and buily by Kratos originally for the U.S. Air Force's Low-Cost Attritable Strike Demonstrator program. Includes 2026 Kratos / Northrop Grumman MUX TACAIR CCA variant with Northrop Grumman autonomy software and mission kit for US Marine Corps, and Airbus UCCA (Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft) family.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Attack, Experimental, Fighter

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

Mid

Tail

V-tail

Certification

Military

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie	/ 2019	Experimental wingman UCAV, formerly designated XQ-222, includes naval EW variant: MQ-58B.
Airbus U740 Valkyrie	2026 /	UCCA variant for German Air Force to team with Eurofighter, features Airbus' Multiplatform Autonomous Reconfigurable and Secure (MARS) Mission System.
Airbus U760 Ravenstorm	2026 /	Planned evolution of UCCA family with 13 metre length and 10 metre wingspan.

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