Airbus partners with Kratos Defense to supply combat drones to Germany
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Airbus and Kratos Defense team up to supply XQ-58A Valkyrie combat drones to the German Air Force by 2029, enhancing defense capabilities.
(Reuters) -European plane maker Airbus and U.S.-based Kratos Defense have partnered to supply combat drones to the German Air Force by 2029, Airbus said on Wednesday.
Kratos' rail-launched unmanned collaborative combat aircraft XQ-58A Valkyrie will be equipped with Airbus' mission system, the European group said in a statement.
(Reporting by Alessandro Parodi in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
Airbus and U.S.-based Kratos Defense have partnered to supply combat drones to the German Air Force.
The XQ-58A Valkyrie, a rail-launched unmanned collaborative combat aircraft, will be supplied.
The delivery of combat drones to the German Air Force is expected by 2029.
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