Dragoon Participates in Valiant Shield 26
Jun 25
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June 25, 2026. Soldiers from the 3d Multi-Domain Effects Battalion put Dragoon’s Cinder and Coriolis systems through a Special User Demonstration at Orote Airfield during Valiant Shield 26.
Cinder launched autonomously from a containerized vertical launch system, shed its lift props, and transitioned to fixed-wing flight, demonstrating operations from a confined littoral site. Army leaders called it a low-cost, 1,000 km+ asset built for prepositioned mass employment.
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