{"id":204286,"date":"2026-04-04T10:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=204286"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:41:21","slug":"die-marines-wollen-die-walkure-in-beide-richtungen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/marines-want-the-valkyrie-both-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Marines wollen die Valkyrie \u2013 und zwar in beide Richtungen."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background .15s,color 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The Marines want this drone to launch from a portable rail or a runway \u2014 their choice. (U.S. Air Force \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A combat drone that costs less than a cruise missile and launches from a rail you can fit on the back of a truck. That's what the Marines are getting with the XQ-58 Valkyrie \u2014 and Kratos just confirmed it can do something the original design never planned for: take off from a conventional runway too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dual-launch capability changes the calculus for expeditionary operations. A Marine Expeditionary Unit operating from a remote Pacific island can fire Valkyries off a portable rail with rocket boosters \u2014 no runway required. But if there's a captured airfield nearby, the same drones can take off conventionally, recover on the strip, rearm, and fly again within hours. Two modes, one airframe, zero compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kratos added conventional landing gear to the CTOL (Conventional Takeoff and Landing) variant without stripping the rocket-boost option. Both launch methods work on the same aircraft. First flight of the runway-capable version is targeted for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Loyal Wingman Goes Amphibious<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marines have a problem that no other service faces in quite the same way. They fight from ships, beaches, and whatever patch of concrete they can seize in the first 72 hours of a conflict. Their air power has to work from all of these. The Valkyrie is built for exactly this kind of chaos \u2014 a stealthy, autonomous wingman that doesn't need a 10,000-foot runway or a carrier catapult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Marine Corps MUX TACAIR concept, Valkyries fly ahead of manned fighters, acting as sensor platforms, decoys, or weapons trucks. They absorb the risk. If one gets shot down, you've lost $3 million and zero pilots. If it finds the enemy, it passes targeting data back to the F-35s and <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/fa-18-super-hornet\">Super Hornets<\/a> orbiting safely behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The economics are staggering. For the price of a single F-35B, the Marines could field roughly 25 Valkyries. In a contested Pacific scenario where attrition is expected, that arithmetic matters more than any spec sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ef\/AI_agents_pilot_XQ-58A_Valkyrie_%288279103%29.jpg\/960px-AI_agents_pilot_XQ-58A_Valkyrie_%288279103%29.jpg\" alt=\"XQ-58A Valkyrie flying in formation with an F-15E Strike Eagle\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An XQ-58A Valkyrie flies alongside an <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-15e-strike-eagle\">F-15E<\/a> Strike Eagle during AI autonomy testing. The drone is designed to operate as a loyal wingman to manned fighters. (U.S. Air Force \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Makes It Different<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Valkyrie was born from DARPA's Gremlins programme and the Air Force Research Laboratory's Low-Cost Attritable Aircraft concept. The idea was simple: build a combat-capable drone so cheap that losing it in combat is acceptable. Kratos delivered. The XQ-58 flies at high subsonic speeds, carries weapons internally in a stealth-shaped fuselage, and has a range that exceeds most manned fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What sets the Marine variant apart is operational flexibility. The Air Force version was designed purely for rocket-boosted launch and parachute recovery. The Marines demanded more. They wanted an aircraft that could operate from austere forward bases \u2014 the kind of improvised airstrips you find on Pacific atolls or recently seized enemy territory. Kratos obliged by adding retractable landing gear without significantly increasing weight or cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AI backbone is equally critical. In recent tests, the Valkyrie flew autonomous missions controlled by AI agents rather than human operators. The drone made its own tactical decisions \u2014 navigation, sensor management, threat avoidance \u2014 with a human supervising but not hand-flying. For a force that needs to operate in communications-denied environments, this level of autonomy isn't a luxury. It's a requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Bigger Picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Valkyrie is part of a broader revolution in how America projects air power. The Air Force has its own Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme. The Navy is exploring drone wingmen for carrier-based fighters. The Marines, characteristically, are moving fastest \u2014 because they have to. In a Taiwan Strait scenario, Marine units operating from distributed island bases need combat mass without the logistics tail of manned fighter squadrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A drone that launches from a truck, flies 3,000 nautical miles, carries weapons internally, costs less than a missile salvo, and lands on a dirt strip to do it again tomorrow. That's not science fiction. That's the XQ-58 Valkyrie, and the Marines just made it twice as versatile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sources: Kratos Defense, The War Zone, Marine Corps Systems Command, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the XQ-58 Valkyrie?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie is an autonomous combat drone, classed as a Collaborative Combat Aircraft, designed to fly alongside crewed fighters. It is high-subsonic, with a range of about 3,000 nautical miles, and costs roughly 3 million dollars, a fraction of an F-35's price. The Marines are pursuing it under their MUX TACAIR programme.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How much does an XQ-58 Valkyrie cost?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The XQ-58 Valkyrie costs around 3 million dollars per aircraft, compared with about 80 million dollars for an F-35. That low price is central to its appeal: it is cheap enough to risk in combat and can be fielded in numbers, embodying the affordable-mass concept behind <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/airbus-ravenstorm-helsing-ca-1ea-europe-combat-drones-ila-2026\/\">collaborative combat drones<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is a Collaborative Combat Aircraft?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>A Collaborative Combat Aircraft is an autonomous or semi-autonomous drone designed to operate alongside crewed fighters as a loyal wingman, carrying weapons, sensors or jammers. The XQ-58 Valkyrie is a leading example. 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