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Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie -benchmark UCAV??

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Old 22nd Aug 2019, 13:25
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Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie -benchmark UCAV??

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?

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https://nationalinterest.org/blog/bu...uRxPXLMOJBFyQY
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What a gorgeous beast, designed with pencils and slide rules, that scared the Sovs into building the Foxbat......
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