EuropeOctober 12, 2026

Airbus and Kratos Fly Valkyrie Combat Drone in Europe

The U740 Valkyrie reached Mach 0.8 on its first European flight at an undisclosed northern site, a step toward a combat ready drone wingman for Germany by 2029.

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Satellite imagery: NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). AI-assisted & editor-monitored.