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Kratos Introduces Landing Gear Variant Of Valkyrie Tactical Drone

Kratos Introduces Landing Gear Variant Of Valkyrie Tactical Drone
A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle during its first test flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. on Oct. 3, 2023. (Photo: Defense Department by Air Force Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] recently unveiled a version of its Valkyrie stealthy, aerial combat drone with internal landing gear to enable conventional takeoff and landing to give customers more options, Eric DeMarco, the company’s president and CEO, said on Wednesday. The jet-powered fixed-wing Valkyrie is currently launched off a rail using a rocket. The landing gear variant will fly this year, DeMarco said last evening on the company’s first quarter earnings call. Development of the landing gear variant…

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