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Air Force Awards Skyborg Contracts with Possible Ceiling of $400 Million

Air Force Awards Skyborg Contracts with Possible Ceiling of $400 Million
The Air Force Research Laboratory and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., on Jan. 23, 2020. The vehicle is pictured here during a 2019 flight. (Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force on July 23 awarded contracts worth a possible value of $400 million to Boeing [BA], Northrop Grumman [NOC], General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Kratos Defense and Security Solutions [KTOS] for the Skyborg attritable aircraft--one of three Air Force Vanguard programs announced by the service last year to accelerate the fielding of next generation technologies. "The Skyborg prototyping, experimentation and autonomy development contract will be used to deliver missionized prototypes in support of operational experimentation and…

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