The US Marine Corps is officially joining the loyal wingman race, selecting Northrop Grumman and Kratos to develop its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
The drone will ride on the XQ-58 Valkyrie airframe, a stealthy platform with conventional takeoff and landing capabilities, modular payload bays, and multi-mission flexibility.
It will use Northrop’s Advanced Mission Kit with sensors and software-defined tech to enable kinetic and non-kinetic effects, making it fully combat-ready.
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