Kratos activity observed in Defense Programs/Budget segment
Kratos Defense has hinted that the XQ-58 Valkyrie has a possible future as a launch platform and host in Taiwan.

14 signals · Feb 2023 – Mar 2026
First Flight / Milestone; Kratos, Airbus; CCA / UCAV; Autonomy / AI, CCA / UCAV, ISR / EO-IR
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First Flight / Milestone; Kratos, Airbus; CCA / UCAV; Autonomy / AI, CCA / UCAV, ISR / EO-IR
Contract Award; Kratos, GE Aerospace; CCA / UCAV; CCA / UCAV, Propulsion / Engines
Kratos Defense has hinted that the XQ-58 Valkyrie has a possible future as a launch platform and host in Taiwan.
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Coverage window: Oct 5, 2023 – Feb 6, 2026
Kratos Defense has hinted that the XQ-58 Valkyrie has a possible future as a launch platform and host in Taiwan.
Carbon-neutral 2070 vision; UK’s future flight projects; Kratos to build Chaparral; Powering data centers.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is to manufacture startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral for delivery to U.S. commercial and defense customers under an exclusive agreement.
U.S. defense officials confirmed July 16 that a new version of the Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie will transition into a program of record for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has unveiled the second version of the XQ-58A Valkyrie.
The release of the 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan clarifies the intent of a two-year-old experimental campaign involving the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie.
Kratos Defense and Security recently completed the first flight of its stealthy uncrewed combat air vehicle Thanatos, proving out the aircraft’s basic design.
Kratos' newly acquired 5GAT platform could also be developed to perform a "wide range of other applications," along with new configurations of the XQ-58.