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Kratos, Airbus Collaborate On Advanced Uncrewed Combat Aircraft - Kratos Defense & Security (NASDAQ:KTOS)
Kratos and Airbus are integrating the MARS mission system into Valkyrie UCCAs to meet urgent European defense needs with affordable, sovereign combat air capability.
- On March 13, 2026, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and Airbus announced progress toward an integrated Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the German Air Force, integrating the Multiplatform Autonomous Reconfigurable and Secure mission system with a maiden flight scheduled for later this year.
- To meet urgent European defense needs, the partners aim to deliver credible combat capability on a timeline of relevance while assuring sovereign control and cost-effectiveness; integrating a flight-proven platform with Airbus's mission system avoids time-consuming new development.
- The Kratos Valkyrie measures 9.1 meters long with an 8.2-meter wingspan, offers a range exceeding 5,000 km, and operates at altitudes up to 45,000 feet. It can fly autonomously or be commanded by a Eurofighter for sensitive missions.
- In Manching, Germany, Airbus is preparing two Kratos Valkyries for their first flight with the European mission system. Kratos shares rose 0.49% to $89.90 during Friday premarket trading, reflecting market confidence in the collaboration.
- The Airbus-missionised Valkyrie UCCA is described as multi-mission and capable of operating independently, in teams of unmanned systems, or in manned-unmanned teaming operations. This pairing of proven platform with sovereign European mission system could reshape industrial collaboration and procurement choices across Europe.
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The Airbus company is moving forward in the development of an unmanned collaborative combat aircraft system (UCCA) that the German Air Force could...
Kratos, Airbus Collaborate On Advanced Uncrewed Combat Aircraft - Kratos Defense & Security (NASDAQ:KTOS)
Kratos prepares two Valkyries for maiden European flight with Airbus MARS mission system, enhancing its Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft program for Germany.
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Airbus prepares uncrewed combat aircraft for first flight with European mission system
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