
The Marine Corps recently conducted the first flight test of the Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ [KTOS] XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous low-cost unmanned air vehicle in support of a program that would have such an aircraft act as a cooperative combatant. The service in a statement said the tests “marks a key milestone in the Marine Corps’ Penetrating Affordable Autonomous Collaborative Killer – Portfolio (PAACK-P) program. Future test flights inform Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie requirements for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force…