An XQ-58 Valkyrie uses a rocket-assisted takeoff method to get airborne.
Credit: Lt. Rebecca Abordo/U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force researchers have flown the Kratos XQ-58 for a second time to collect more flight data on an internally developed, artificial intelligence (AI) -enabled pilot, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) said on Sept. 20. The second test by the 40th Flight Test Squadron since July 25 of...
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