The XQ-58A is considered an “unmanned combat aerial vehicle” (UCAV) and is meant to serve as a “Loyal Wingman” to manned warplanes, such as the F-35 Lightning II and the F-22A Raptor.

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The XQ-58A can be produced at a unit cost of $4 million at an annual production rate of 50 aircraft, and possibly for less than $2 million if over 100 airframes are built per year.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced Wednesday that an XQ-58A Valkyrie flew a three-hour sortie in late July that was directed by AI and machine-learning systems developed by the lab.

A test Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat aerial vehicle deployed last week in a first-ever joint force data link integration test during Emerald Flag 2024 last week.

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The XQ-58A Valkyrie is technically a combat drone with stealth capabilities. Its full specs are not entirely known, but we do know it can travel for as much as 3,000 miles (4,828 km) and at an ...

But what really distinguishes the Air Force’s pilotless XQ-58A Valkyrie experimental aircraft is that it is run by artificial intelligence, putting it at the forefront of efforts by the U.S ...

A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, a highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, soars during its second test flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force ...

The XQ-58A’s first flight took place in the blue skies above the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Since then, it has become a fast favorite of the United States military as the Pentagon races to ...

During the exercise, the XQ-58A was also flown by a USMC aviator, and control was passed between air and ground control methods which can command multiple Valkyries simultaneously.