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原文摘要：
Marine Corps Experimental ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Makes First Flight
The Marine Corps conducted its first test flight of the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie
unmanned aerial vehicle at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Monday.
The flight, conducted with support from the Air Force and Navy, is the latest
Marine Corps test done as the service continues its shift towards new concepts
set forward by former Commandant Gen. David Berger under Force Design 2030. A
s part of the service-wide plans, the service is to conduct Expeditionary Adva
nced Basing Operations over long distances against near-peer opponent.
tionary and lethal capabilities in support of both the Marine Corps’ stand-in
force operations in austere environments and the Joint Force,” said Lt. Col.
Donald Kelly, from Headquarters Marine Corps Aviation Cunningham Group and Ad
vanced Development Team, in a Marine Corps press release on the test.
Valkyrie performed six test flights, which evaluated the UAV’s ability to con
duct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), electronic support t
o manned platforms, the potential of using artificial intelligence-enabled pla
tforms to assist combat air patrols and broader manned-unmanned teaming capabi
lities.
While the flight tests gathered information that would help inform future requ
irements, they also demonstrated the “continued joint innovation and experime
ntation opportunities” and “the agility that can be achieved through partner
ship,” said Scott Bey, a prototyping and experimentation portfolio manager at
the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
The Valkyrie is mostly associated with the Air Force’s Loyal Wingman program,
but the Marine Corps has taken a keen interest in a variety of systems under
the service’s expansive experimentation efforts under Force Design 2030. Krat
os’ drone can operate without a runway out to a range of about 3,000 nautical
miles with a payload of sensors or weaponry.
The service ordered two Valkyries last December and received them this spring
for testing under the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve program, which all
ows the services to test concepts with systems already in use in other arenas
with an emphasis on the needs of Indo-Pacific Command. The two drones are mean
t for testing purposes via the Marine Corps Penetrating Affordable Autonomous
Collaborative Killer – Portfolio (PAACK-P) program, which seeks to inform req
uirements for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Aerial System Expediti
onary (MUX) Tactical Aircraft (TACAIR).
In January, the Navy also ordered two Valkyries for its own experimentation pu
rposes, similar to those of the Marine Corps, with “sensor and weapon system
payloads to accomplish the penetrating affordable autonomous collaborative kil
ler,” USNI News previously reported.
The XQ-58A Valkyrie is one of several unmanned aerial systems being explored o
r invested in by the service. In August, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadr
on 3 (VMU 3) achieved initial operating capability with the Marine Corps’ new
MQ-9A Reaper UAV. Marines have also been seen using V-BAT and the TRV-50 Tact
ical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System during exercises in the Western Pacific
.
https://news.usni.org/2023/10/05/marine-corps-experimental-loyal-wingman-drone
-makes-first-flight
海陆仔完成XQ-58a试飞评估侦查、支援
海陆仔觉得XQ-58a很苏胡，很便宜很自动（无人），可以满足海陆需求，会继续探索打东
东的潜力。
不用跑道，3000海浬，还可以载一篮武器。
海军也有对XQ-58a在搞便宜又大碗又可以打东东的测试。
心得感想：
四等人也完成测试惹，
看起来真的超级香香der，
航程3000海浬，还可以不用跑道，
可以载JDAM看挂载负重也足够挂AIM-120，
造价目前才3M镁，
佛心战机╰(⊙Д⊙)╮佛心战机╭(⊙Д⊙)╯佛心战机，
他马der给我1000架订起来！！！
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