US Air Force tests XQ-58A, the runway-independent drone

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The approach could be advantageous when critical infrastructure is compromised.

In December last year, the U.S. Air Force tested its newest XQ-58A Valkyrie drones at its Elgin base in Florida. Thewere shared with the public recently, and the striking part of the test was how it was conducted independent of a runway.

According to the captions released by the U.S. Air Force, the tests were conducted by the Autonomous Aircraft Experimentation team of the 40th Flight Test Squadron at the Elgin Air Force Base on December 15, 2022. This was an operational experimentation test flight, although it did not specify whether the drones belonged to theDeveloped by San Diego, California, headquartered Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, the XQ-58A Valkyrie is an "attritable drone". As per the U.S.

Given its wide capabilities, the U.S. Navy is also working to incorporate the XQ-58A Valkyrie into its

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