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Anduril's purchase of a rocket maker marks an expansion from its past focus on artificial intelligence, counter-drone systems and autonomous air systems.
The Area-I Altius-600 small UAS falls from the XQ-58A’s internal weapons bay. (Photo: via AFRL)
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has successfully demonstrated the inflight release of a small unmanned air system (SUAS) from the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie UAS. The demonstration took place at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona on March 26.
The Valkyrie UAS opened its weapons bay doors for the first time in flight to drop an Area-I Altius-600 SUAS. The trial the XQ-58A’s sixth flight was conducted by AFRL in partnership with Kratos and Area-I. The team had co-developed the SUAS carrier for installation in the bay and devised the necessary software to effect the release. Following the drop, the XQ-58A continued to achieve various pre-planned test points that saw it fly higher and faster than it had previously.