AFRL completes fourth flight test of XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator

摘要

The US Air Force (USAF) completed the fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie long-range, high subsonic, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator over Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona on 23 January, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced the following day. AFRL said in its announcement that the XQ-58A demonstrator completed all test objectives, pointing out that the UAV had been flown at a higher altitude to acquire data that would be more representative of operational flight conditions.