As part of its development of the Skyborg Vanguard, the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft program executive office of the U.S. Air Force recently awarded contract options valued at up to $13.2 million to KRATOS (XQ-58A) and up to $7 million to General Atomics (MQ-20).
The money will be used to advance the integration of the Autonomous Core System (ACS) as well as continuing operational experiments until fiscal year 2022.
Both aircraft will team with manned platforms at large force test events to demonstrate future warfighting capabilities. This will provide vital information and provide insight into how a future program can be shaped. The next exercise is scheduled for Fall of this year.
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