XQ-58A Valkyrie
A jet-powered collaborative aircraft used to explore autonomy, mission payloads and integration with crewed aviation. The programme also examines alternatives to conventional airfield dependence.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Collaborative aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Kratos
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- Valkyrie
- Variants / configurations
- XQ-58A test aircraft; Customer-specific collaborative configurations
- Operators / programme customers
- US Air Force and US Marine Corps test programmes
Evidence & current status
Public demonstrations or flight tests establish development activity, not full operational service. Advertised performance is not a complete independent test result.
Role & capabilities
- Collaborative flight
- Mission autonomy experiments
- Flexible payload integration
- Runway-independent configurations
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Jet-powered collaborative demonstrator family
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Runway-independent and runway-flexible configurations advertised
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Jet propulsion
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Range
- More than 3,000 nmi advertised aircraft range
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Up to Mach 0.86
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Up to 45,000 ft
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Internal and underwing mission positions; mass not disclosed on reviewed page
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Mission-kit-dependent configuration
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
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