The B-21 Is the Coolest Plane We've Never Seen.This Plane Could Suck Up Shipping Containers.The XQ-58A’s long range means that in any future war Chinese military leaders would face the prospect of not only fighting in the Pacific but also protecting Chinese airspace from armed, long range drones. aircraft carriers, land attack cruise missiles, and strategic bombers would conduct attacks on Chinese military targets. Drones stored even closer to China could range even deeper into the country. territory of Guam, for example, could easily reach Hong Kong, Shanghai, and even Beijing. One of the XQ-58A’s best features is its 3,000 nautical-mile range. The process would be repeated at secret locations throughout the region, with scores or even hundreds of drones made ready to fight.

The airmen could load the drone with a pair of GBU-39s or even small air-to-air missiles, attach the wings (the drone won’t fit in the shipping container with wings attached), and wait for the signal to fire. If war starts, it would take the airmen a “very small number of hours,” according to a Kratos official quoted at Flightglobal, to prepare the drone for action. 95, and can carry up to two 250 pound GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs. The drone is 30 feet long with a 27 foot wingspan, has a top speed of Mach. The XQ-58A Valkyrie is one of a new generation of drones with near-fighter jet capabilities. GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb with wings extended.

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