Rheinmetall teams with Boeing for German Ghost Bat offer
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Take 2: Kratos aims for prime status on second CCA ‘increment’
“So there's a sweet spot for where we can prime it and there's a stretch area. ... What I hope is you see the sweet spot increases and the stretch area is moving to higher” program sizes and complexities, Kratos’s Steve Fendley told Breaking Defense.
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Marines complete first XQ-58A Valkyrie flight
The Marine Corps worked with the same US Air Force squadron flying XQ-58s for that service.
Air Force eyes thrust range targets for wingman drones, wants engine development to start in FY25
A new request for information released by the Air Force shows that future Collaborative Combat Aircraft engines could provide considerable capability, according to an expert, but could also face drawbacks in cost and operations.
Marine Corps buying Valkyrie drones to investigate ‘future autonomous platforms’
Steve Fendley, president of Kratos' unmanned systems division, told Breaking Defense he thinks the adaptability of the Valkyrie for different mission sets has the Air Force, and now the Marines, interested in the platform.
Following increased Air Force interest, Navy buys its own Valkyrie drones
The Air Force started regularly flying the XQ-58 in November at Eglin.
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As F-15s leave Okinawa, an opportunity to change Indo-Pacific air tactics with unmanned options
The Air Force's change in Japan could usher in a new strategic stance, says RAND's David Ochmanek.
Air Force pilots to try out XQ-58A Valkyrie drones ahead of potential UAV wingman program
“The expectation is that these aircraft can be designed to be less survivable and less capable, but still bring an awful lot to the fight in a mixture that the enemy has a very hard time sorting out and dealing with,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.
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Budgetary Pressures Could Push Skyborg Beyond 2023
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Valkyrie Drops A Drone Of Its Own
UPDATED: To explain that LCASD program is done with flight tests. WASHINGTON: The Air Force’s low-cost XQ-58A Valkyrie drone has tested a new capability — launching its own drone — designed to boost its abilities to counter enemy air defense missiles and protect higher-value aircraft such as fighters and tankers. The Air Force Research Laboratory […]
Skyborg Could Develop Multiple Drones For Many Missions
The Air Force is "driving toward" 2023 for initial operating capability for Skyborg, says AFRL Director Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle.
Dunlap Unveils First ‘Global’ ABMS Exercise
Video interview: Dunlap says the F-35, the F-22, "even a KC-46 tanker" and ground assets will be able to share data in fiscal 2022.
First Joint Exercise To Test All-Domain Capabilities: Valiant Shield 2020
The exercise also served as the Air Force's third "On Ramp" demo for its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), demonstrating a new software for battlefield situational awareness.