Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie -benchmark UCAV??

[chopper2004]

In March this year, the Kratos XQ-58 took off for the first time then the second time in June. The article below suggests that the Valkyrie could be the benchmark for the USAF unmanned combat air vehicles. Any thoughts?

Cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJV_yMIKM1g

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/meet-xq-58-valkyrie-stealth-drone-future-us-air-force-75351?fbclid=IwAR1zEkA-3c97NYJUDAv5Br-9iKLpgAkBoG8JFE32Bn_qduRxPXLMOJBFyQY

[BEagle]

Thoughts? Yes - the robotic text-to-speech commentary is abysmal.

[Fareastdriver]

Not like the real ting.


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[NutLoose]

I have a little bit of honeycomb off one of those FarEastDriver.

[57mm]

What a gorgeous beast, designed with pencils and slide rules, that scared the Sovs into building the Foxbat......

[ORAC]

And what cockpits used to look like.....


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[Fareastdriver]

In those days you could fly at 2,000 mph behind iron instruments and manual switches.

Now you need two TV screens to get past 100 knots.

[dfv8]

One of my favourites. I recommend the book by Graham M Simons

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