What are the dimensions of XQ-58 Valkyrie?
Body length: 8.8 m · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
Wingspan: 8.2 m · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
FIELD GUIDE / DRONE ATLAS / 01
Jet combat drone · Reusable · armed ISR
XQ-58 Valkyrie
Also known as: XQ-58A
Kratos builds Valkyrie for uncrewed combat and teaming trials. Its product sheet separates rocket-assisted launch from conventional takeoff and landing. Published launch weights and internal payload capacities differ between those configurations; they are not combined here.[1][2]
- Design origin
- United States[1]
- Research edition
Diagram and size references
Sourced dimensions are listed; no scaled drawing is provided for this configuration.
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
The numbers, with their sources
Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.
Body length | 8.8 m[1] |
|---|---|
Wingspan | 8.2 m[1] |
Take-off mass | 2722 kg[1] 2948 kg[1] |
Reported speed | Maximum Mach 0.86; no fixed conversion to km/h.[1] |
Published flight range | > 5556.0 km[1] |
Endurance | ≤ 10 h[1] |
Payload | The sheet lists internal capacity as 1,200 sized for four SDB; CTOL: 600 sized for two SDB. Units are not printed for these two cells.[1] |
Engine / propulsion | Not publicly established |
Guidance / control link | Not publicly established |
First flight / first reported use | 5 March 2019, according to AFRL.[2] |
Manufacturer | Kratos[1] |
Operators | |
Service status | In production according to Kratos; this does not establish combat deployment.[1] |
Same-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open
- MQ-28 Ghost Bat> 3704.0 km Boeing
- XQ-58 Valkyrie> 5556.0 km Kratos
- Hongdu GJ-11≈ 4000 km Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Direct answers
Dimensions
Body length: 8.8 m · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
Wingspan: 8.2 m · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
Range
Published flight range: > 5556.0 km · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; 3,000 nmi × 1.852 · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
Weight
Take-off mass: 2722 kg · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
Take-off mass: 2948 kg · Valkyrie CTOL · maximum launch mass · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
Designer / manufacturer
Catalogue attribution: Kratos. www.kratosdefense.com · afresearchlab.com
Speed
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Payload
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Price / cost
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
First operational use
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
also known as XQ-58, XQ-58A, Valkyrie
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
Frequently asked questions
What is the range of XQ-58 Valkyrie?
Published flight range: > 5556.0 km · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; 3,000 nmi × 1.852 · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
How much does XQ-58 Valkyrie weigh?
Take-off mass: 2722 kg · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
Take-off mass: 2948 kg · Valkyrie CTOL · maximum launch mass · Manufacturer claim. Kratos
Size in everyday terms
One scale. Different machines.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
XQ-58 Valkyrie · Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Body length[1] · Wingspan[1]
Human height is an illustrative 1.8 m; bus length an illustrative 12 m. Car length uses the cited MINI specification. Vehicle heights and drone side contours are schematic. Top views preserve published length and span; an absent dimension is never guessed.
One car length here is 3.821 m: MINI Cooper 3 door, March 2020 specification.
In our archive
Not yet named as a model in this archive — sources usually say only “drone” or name the family.
Where this type appears
Counts follow model/family links in the archive. A general register link does not identify a model.
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Developments ↗
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Family & configurations
XQ-58 Valkyrie
No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.
Form, sound & identification limits
- The manufacturer separates conventional takeoff and landing from rocket-assisted takeoff. “Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL)”[1]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
No licensed, model-attested recording is available in our sound library.
What does it cost?
Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.
Unknown in reviewed sources
Countermeasures in public analysis
No type-specific, independently supported summary is included in this edition.
Source notebook
- Kratos · Valkyrie product sheet, DOPSR 26-T-1271
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim
- Air Force Research Laboratory · XQ-58A Valkyrie flight tests
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Official report; not an independent test
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
Cite this profile
DroneLedger. XQ-58 Valkyrie. Research edition 2026-11-08. https://droneincidents.com/drones/xq-58-valkyrie/