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XQ-58 Valkyrie

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

The numbers, with their sources

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

Form, sound & identification limits

The manufacturer separates conventional takeoff and landing from rocket-assisted takeoff. “Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL)”^[1]

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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

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DroneLedger. XQ-58 Valkyrie. 2026-11-08. https://droneincidents.com/drones/xq-58-valkyrie/editions/2026-11-08/

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