Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each controlled two XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft in an ...

During a high-fidelity training event, pilots flying an F-16C and an F-15E Strike Eagle each controlled two XQ-58A Valkyrie ...

This exercise marks an advancement in incorporating autonomous collaborative platforms into combat operations.

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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.

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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 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 ...

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 ...

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.