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Marine Corps Finishes First XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Flight

Marine Corps Finishes First XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Flight
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)

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…

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