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the development of the altius-600 goes back to 2004 when the Navy awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the development
the development of the altius-600 goes back to 2004 when the Navy awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the development
and demonstration of a UAV that could be delivered from a Lockheed P-3 Orion anti-submarine and surveillance aircraft’s sonobuoy launch tube<ref>https://defensesystems.com/articles/2017/10/04/navy-air-force-army-drones-helicopters.aspx</ref>
and demonstration of a UAV that could be delivered from a Lockheed P-3 Orion anti-submarine and surveillance aircraft’s sonobuoy launch tube<ref>https://defensesystems.com/articles/2017/10/04/navy-air-force-army-drones-helicopters.aspx</ref>
==testing==
The drone was test-launched from the US Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle in June 2020. The test demonstrated the drone’s
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and its ability to scout enemy locations and relay information to
ground teams. <ref>https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/altius-600-small-unmanned-aircraft-system/</ref>an ALTIUS-600 drone was successfully air-launched from the Kratos XQ-58A
Valkyrie long-range stealth combat unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) internal weapons bay for the first time.A test
conducted by Area-I, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, and with the help from Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at the US Army Yuma
Proving Ground test range, Arizona, US.<ref>https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/altius-600-small-unmanned-aircraft-system/</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
[[Category:Military Aircraft]]
[[Category:Military Aircraft]]