US NAVAIR Tests JDAM LR Turbojet and Wing Assisted Kit
US NAVAIR announced the air launch tests of its JDAM LR guided bomb using a small turbojet engine to significantly extend the range to sustain level flight.
Kratos News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Air
Unmanned Systems
Airbus Starts Preparing the European XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV
Airbus is modifying two XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV from the US-based Kratos in preparation for European standards by fitting them with the MARS mission system.
Sensors
Kratos Defense Receives New Order for C-UAS Systems
US-based Kratos Defense announced a $7 million contract for the production of C-UAS systems to detect, track, and identify UAVs or other low-flying targets.
Unmanned Systems
XQ-58A Valkyrie Gets Integrated Landing Gear Capability
Kratos has announced the development of landing gear for its XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV, which was originally developed as a RATO type with parachute landing.
Unmanned Systems
Kratos Conducts First Flight of Thanatos UCAV
Kratos’s Stealth UCAV Thanatos performed a maiden flight to confirm that the aircraft’s basic design aligns with the practice.
Unmanned Systems
XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV Takes Off with Trolley
XQ-58A jet-powered UCAV of Kratos has taken off from a runway using a decoupling trolley.
Unmanned Systems
More XQ-58A Orders from the U.S.
Interest in loyal-wingman-type Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the United States is increasing. The U.S. Department of Defence ordered additional XQ-8A Valkyre.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Drone Launched another Drone
The USAF announced that the Valkyrie UAV launched another drone. The AFRL conducted its sixth test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone on March 26th.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
