Marine Corps Buys XQ-58s For Electronic Warfare Testing

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Kratos’ XQ-58A unmanned combat aircraft demonstrator.

Credit: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Two Kratos uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) purchased by the U.S. Marine Corps will be used as testbeds for autonomously employing electronic warfare (EW) in collaboration with crewed fighters and tiltrotors, a Navy department official said March 28. The Pentagon's announcement of the $15.5 million...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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