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Pentagon awards Kratos megadeal worth nearly $1.5B for new hypersonic testbed

The award is for Task Area 1 of the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 program.

Jan 6, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall prepares to fly in the X-62 VISTA during a visit to Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 2. (Air Force photo by James West)

Inside the AI-enabled pilot that flew Air Force Secretary Kendall through a dogfight

Shield AI put a technology known as reinforcement learning-based artificial intelligence onto the VISTA aircraft that recently flew Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall.

May 17, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

An XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle launches at the Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

Navy buying XQ-58A Valkyrie drones for ‘penetrating affordable autonomous collaborative killer’ initiative

The Navy has awarded a $15.5 million contract to Kratos as it pursues new lethal drone technology.

Jan 3, 2023 By Jon Harper