Valkyrie Aero is a US Department of War prime contractor and tactical technology company. We deliver combat mission ready cUAS aircraft, pilot and JTAC training programs, and air to air defense solutions.

Our background shapes our approach. We're operators with experience who saw a critical gap in counter-drone defense.

Current UAV defense faces real challenges. Cost ratios that aren't sustainable long-term. Procurement timelines that struggle to match how fast threats evolve. Platforms designed for different missions trying to adapt to slow-moving drone threats. Autonomous systems that face limitations under GPS denial and jamming. Ground-based solutions with coverage gaps in low-altitude airspace.

We experienced these gaps and built something to help address them.

Our response is the Valkyrie Gunslinger, a manned counter UAS platform for air to air engagements. Gunslinger’s AI detection and edge computing force multiplies human judgment combining electronic warfare, weapons, and sensors to address UAV threats cost effectively.

We fly what we build because that's how we know it actually performs.

Our fleet of mission ready A-27 Valkyrie Gunslingers are operational today. 

We hold a Military Flight Release from both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy for weapons release with sensors in NVG night operations. We're partnered with Embraer to bring the Valkyrie Gunslinger to the A-29 Super Tucano - transforming an aircraft deployed by 18 air forces worldwide into an AI-enabled cUAS platform.

The Valkyrie Gunslinger is designed to help with several key challenges: cost efficiency, extended coverage, platform speed matching, and maintaining effectiveness when GPS or communications face interference.

We bring operational experience directly into our technology development combining Pentagon’s operational demands with Silicon Valley’s disruptive ethos.

The UAV threat is evolving. We built a solution that's available now to help address it.

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