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Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA

Affordable, fighter-like unmanned aerial system capable of collaborative operations with manned assets in contested environments. Open mission-system architecture with high maneuverability.

Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft by Kratos Defense · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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USAF tested Skyborg autonomy core system aboard Kratos UTAP-22 Mako at Tyndall AFB on April 29, 2021. Series of AAAx flight tests conducted April-May 2021 with F-16 teaming.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft
Company
Kratos Defense
Location
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA
Status
operational
First seen
2021-04-29
ID
661cb29b-bf62-4f0c-911f-3b0e17adfa7e

Timeline

  1. Apr 2021
    First recorded
    Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft first documented operating at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.kratosdefense.com/newsroom/usaf-kratos-release-additional-details-of-successful-autonomous-attritable-aircraft-experimentation-aaax-flight-series
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
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Common questions

What is the Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft deployment at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA?
Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft, built by Kratos Defense, is recorded as a deployment at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Kratos Defense operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA?
Kratos Defense, the manufacturer of Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft deployment at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting April 29, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft deployment at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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