Products: uas. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 22.9/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 97th percentile of 118 defense space companies.
The record contains a single entry, an August 2026 crash of an XQ-58 Valkyrie drone at Dugway Proving Ground that prompted a pause in flight operations, carrying severity 4. This produces an index of 23.1 at the 96.6 percentile within defense-space. The entry describes a test-program crash rather than an operational or combat loss, and reflects a single event with no casualties reported. Coverage is press-driven with an internal flight pause but no external regulatory action recorded.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 08/04 2026 |
crash | Dugway Proving Ground, UT, USA | XQ-58 Valkyrie crashes at Dugway Proving Ground, flights paused · 1 aircraft | TWZ |