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   Air Force Releases Video of New Combat Drone, the XQ-58A Valkyrie   
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   The U.S. Air Force has released the first images of its latest combat   
   drone, the XQ-58A Valkyrie. The new aircraft, which went from concept to   
   first test flight in 2.5 years, “behaved as expected” on its first test   
   flight this week, according to the Air Force.   
      
   The 76-minute inaugural flight occurred on March 5, 2019 at Yuma Proving   
   Grounds in Arizona. The Air Force released a short 15-second video of   
   the first flight to show it off, something that the military doesn’t do   
   with all of its aircraft.   
      
   The drone was developed for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL)   
   Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology (LCAAT) program which seeks to   
   develop new planes for the military both quickly and inexpensively.   
      
   “XQ-58A is the first example of a class of UAV that is defined by low   
   procurement and operating costs while providing game changing combat   
   capability,” Doug Szczublewski, AFRL’s XQ-58A Program Manager, said in a   
   statement.   
      
   The XQ-58A drone reportedly has a range of “well over” 2,000 miles and   
   can carry both precision-guided bombs and surveillance equipment.   
      
   As Tyler Rogoway at The Drive notes, the new drone is specially suited   
   to operate at the direction of manned planes nearby under a concept the   
   Air Force calls its “loyal wingman” program. Theoretically, a piloted   
   fighter jet could travel alongside a number of these unpiloted   
   Valkyries, which would assist by doing everything from jamming enemy   
   radar to firing on a target.   
      
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