Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie

The Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie is an experimental stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle of the loyal wingman type, designed and built by Kratos Defense and Security Solutions for the United States Air Force. It grew out of the Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstrator program inside the Air Force Research Laboratory low cost attritable aircraft portfolio and was first designated XQ-222. Its first flight took place on 5 March 2019 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The airframe has a trapezoidal fuselage with chined edges, a V-tail and an S-shaped air intake, and it can fly under the control of a parent aircraft or as part of a swarm. Three XQ-58A versions exist, using rocket-assisted rail launch, trolley launch with parachute recovery, or conventional takeoff and landing. The Marine Corps and Navy ordered test examples, and Airbus announced in 2025 a partnership to develop a German combat drone based on it.