
While a U.S. Air Force official said last week that he was uncertain whether the service's Skyborg Vanguard research and development program for teaming low-cost attritable aircraft and manned aircraft would be ready to transition to an acquisition program of record in fiscal 2023, Kratos [KTOS] said on Aug. 17 that it will be ready to meet that timeline. The Air Force has used the design of the Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie as an example of what Skyborg drones may look…