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

Canonical ID: `661cb29b-bf62-4f0c-911f-3b0e17adfa7e`

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.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** kratos-mako-tyndall-afb-florida-usa
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Mako UTAP-22 Unmanned Tactical Aircraft](/models/kratos-mako.md) (id: `33c0248c-6b24-4f08-a383-cab3c4b17bdf`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Kratos Defense](/companies/kratos.md) (id: `e00c5e51-c430-4f07-b21f-222bbb90a771`)
- **Location:** [Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, USA](/locations/tyndall-afb-florida-usa.md) (id: `f9793f5e-ae8f-4067-bc62-b48fc3d178b6`)
- **First seen:** 2021-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.kratosdefense.com/newsroom/usaf-kratos-release-additional-details-of-successful-autonomous-attritable-aircraft-experimentation-aaax-flight-series

## 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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