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Research edition · 08 Nov 2026

XQ-58 Valkyrie

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]

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Sourced dimensions are listed; no scaled drawing is provided for this configuration.

Schematic top view of the general configuration. Not to scale and not an exact depiction of the model.

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]Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Wingspan

8.2 m[1]Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Take-off mass

2722 kg[1]Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim
2948 kg[1]Valkyrie CTOL · maximum launch mass · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Reported speed

Maximum Mach 0.86; no fixed conversion to km/h.[1]Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet

Published flight range

> 5556.0 km[1]Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; 3,000 nmi × 1.852 · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Endurance

≤ 10 h[1]Valkyrie · Kratos 2026 sheet; RATO maximum launch mass · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Published upper limit

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]Valkyrie / CTOL · Kratos 2026 sheet

Engine / propulsion

Not publicly established

Guidance / control link

Not publicly established

First flight / first reported use

5 March 2019, according to AFRL.[2]XQ-58A demonstrator

Manufacturer

Kratos[1]Valkyrie · product sheet

Operators

US Air Force Research Laboratory: flight tests. Kratos names a US Marine Corps programme.[2][1]Valkyrie · public programme record

Service status

In production according to Kratos; this does not establish combat deployment.[1]Valkyrie · 2026 product sheet

Same-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open

Family & configurations

XQ-58 Valkyrie

No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.

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

Source notebook

  1. Kratos · Valkyrie product sheet, DOPSR 26-T-1271

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim

  2. 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

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