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Sixth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Features First Weapons Bay Release

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Sixth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Features First Weapons Bay Release
The Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie releases the ALTIUS-600 small UAS in a test at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Ariz. test range on March 26-- a test that marked the first time that the Valkyrie's weapons bay doors have been opened in flight. (AFRL Photo)

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on March 26 conducted the sixth flight test of the Kratos [KTOS] XQ-58A Valkyrie drone at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.--a demonstration that featured the launching of an Area-I ALTIUS-600 small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) from the Valkyrie's internal weapons bay in what AFRL said was the first opening of the Valkyrie's weapons bay. "In addition to this first SUAS separation demonstration, the XQ-58A flew higher and faster than previous flights," Alyson Turri, AFRL's demonstration…

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