The XKDT was designed for use an inexpensive and expendable air-launched, high-performance target drone.

Its design utilized a low-set swept wing, and an inverted cruciform tail; the structure of the aircraft included aluminum honeycomb wing construction and extensive use of magnesium and fiberglass in the fuselage.

[1] Control was provided by a three-axis autopilot; radar reflectors and infrared flares provided an assist in tracking the drone, and at the end of nine minutes' flight time a self-destruct device would be activated.

[3] Following the conclusion of the evaluation program, no production contract was placed; supersonic targets having become preferred.

[3] Data from Parsch[3]General characteristics Performance Media related to Temco XKDT Teal at Wikimedia Commons