The USAF’s new combat drone is an A.I. fighter jet that flies itself
The U.S. Air Force last week completed thefirst test flightof its new stealth fighter drone, the XQ-58A Valkyrie. The Valkyrie lifted off at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona on March 5 and was in the air for 76 minutes. Though the Air Force is often secretive about itsemerging technology, it loosened the reins a bit sharinga brief 15-second clipshowcasing this milestone maiden flight. The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator is a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle with a range over 2,000 miles and flight speeds up to 652 miles per hour....