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XQ-58A Valkyrie

Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie is an attritable uncrewed tactical aircraft designed for high-speed, long-range operations and payload carriage in distributed defen...

Facts

Company
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Product type
uav
Status
production
Primary capability
tactical_aircraft
Website
https://www.kratosdefense.com/unmanned-systems/air/uncrewed-tactical-aircraft/xq-58a

About XQ-58A Valkyrie

Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie is an attritable uncrewed tactical aircraft designed for high-speed, long-range operations and payload carriage in distributed defence concepts.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Uncrewed aircraft

Core: Attritable tactical UAV

Function: Long-range tactical aircraft operations

Audience: Defence forces and aerospace programme teams

Specifications

launch_flexibility
Runway-independent, austere-runway and improved-runway operations
length
30 ft length ft
max_flight_ceiling_ft
45,000 ft operating ceiling ft
max_payload_kg
Approximately 272.16 kg
max_speed
Maximum speed 0.86 Mach Mach
production_status
In production at Kratos Oklahoma City facility
range
3,000+ nmi range nmi
wingspan
27 ft wingspan ft

Operations

Environment
outdoor, defence
Primary user
defence forces, aerospace programme teams
Role
tactical_aircraft, strike, isr
Interaction model
optionally_autonomous
Mobility class
fixed_wing_uav
Product detail
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