US EditionKratos, Airbus Collaborate On Advanced Uncrewed Combat Aircraft - Kratos Defense & Security (NASDAQ:KTOS)
Kratos and Airbus integrate the Multiplatform Autonomous Reconfigurable and Secure system into Valkyrie UCCAs to provide affordable, sovereign combat capabilities for the German Air Force.
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and Airbus SE said in a March 13, 2026 release they are advancing an integrated Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft offering with Airbus's MARS mission system, scheduled to fly later this year.
- To meet German requirements, the partners aim to deliver credible combat UCCA while assuring sovereign mission‑system control and affordability, according to the source.
- The Valkyrie platform offers a 9.1 meter length, 8.2 meter wingspan, range over 5,000 km, and can carry internal weapons and mission kits, operating fully autonomously or under command.
- In trading, analysts noted Kratos shares rose on March 13, 2026, as ETF inflows or outflows could trigger automatic buying or selling.
- Beyond the maiden flight, the effort positions the Airbus‑missionised Valkyrie UCCA to provide a sovereign mission system that can operate independently, in teams of UAS, or in Manned‑Unmanned‑Teaming, aiming to assure European operational flexibility.
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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.
Airbus prepares uncrewed combat aircraft for first flight with European mission system
Airbus is preparing two uncrewed combat aircraft for their first flight later this year as part of a… The post Airbus prepares uncrewed combat aircraft for first flight with European mission system appeared first on Air Data News.
The inaugural flight of this variant is scheduled for this year.The MARS system incorporates MindShare, a software core based on artificial intelligence that not only replaces the functions of a pilot, but is able to coordinate complete mission groups by distributing capabilities between multiple manned and unmanned platforms.
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