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DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINE OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY SUDDENLY, WINGMAN DRONES ARE EVERYWHERE IN EARLY MARCH 2019 the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conducted the first test flight of a new, inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could form the basis of a low-observable robotic wingman for manned aircraft. The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, built by California-based Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, flew for the first time over Yuma, Arizona on March 5, AFRL announced. Since 2016, several types of wingman