Airbus completes U740 Valkyrie’s first European flight: stock after-hours at EUR 188.14

Published on 10/12/2026 at 19:34 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Airbus completed the U740 Valkyrie’s first European flight on October 12, 2026. Airbus stock was after-hours at EUR 188.14 at Lang & Schwarz at 7:31 p.m. CEST.

Key points in brief

Airbus completed the U740 Valkyrie's first flight in Europe on October 12, 2026.
The aircraft reached speeds of up to Mach 0.8 during the test.
Airbus stock was EUR 188.14 after-hours at Lang & Schwarz at 7:31 p.m. CEST.

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Airbus completed the first European flight of its U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft on October 12, 2026, according to an Airbus press release. Airbus stock was after-hours at Lang & Schwarz at EUR 188.14 on October 12, 2026, at 7:31 p.m. CEST.

Daily balance

The Lang & Schwarz quote showed a bid of EUR 187.84 and an ask of EUR 188.44. The DAX stood at 25,254.50 points, up 82.50 points or 0.33 percent at 7:33 p.m. CEST, according to the finance quote. The further course of after-hours trading at Lang & Schwarz until 11:00 p.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Airbus stock.

European flight milestone

The flight was conducted at a test facility in Northern Europe and included a rocket-assisted takeoff, maneuvers at different altitudes and speeds of up to Mach 0.8, and in-flight mission adjustments. Airbus said the milestone keeps its partnership with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on track to deliver a combat-ready uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft by 2029. The company also said subsequent tests will integrate its Multi-platform Autonomous Reconfigurable and Secure mission system. These details were reported in the Airbus release.