Airbus is preparing two Kratos Valkyrie unmanned combat aircraft at its Manching facility near Munich for their first flight equipped with a sovereign European mission system, with the maiden flight scheduled for later this year. The programme is aimed at delivering an operational Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (UCCA) system to the German Air Force by 2029.
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