Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Products: uas. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 38.2/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 5 of 16 among Defense / space companies with incidents (123 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record contains a single entry, an August 2026 crash of an XQ-58 Valkyrie drone at Dugway Proving Ground that prompted a pause in flight operations, carrying severity 4. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's index of 38.2 ranks 5 of 16 companies in Defense / space with incident history. The entry describes a test-program crash rather than an operational or combat loss, and reflects a single event with no casualties reported. Coverage is press-driven with an internal flight pause but no external regulatory action recorded.
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Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| crash | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 04 Aug 2026 | crash | Dugway Proving Ground, UT, USA | XQ-58 Valkyrie crashes at Dugway Proving Ground, flights paused · 1 aircraft | TWZ |
S4 04 Aug 2026 · crash · XQ-58 Valkyrie crashes at Dugway Proving Ground, flights paused
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 04 Aug 2026 | XQ-58 Valkyrie crashes at Dugway Proving Ground, flights paused | TWZ |
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