USAF Awards Production Contracts for FQ-42 and FQ-44 CCAs
The US Air Force awarded production contracts to GA-ASI and Anduril for the production of FQ-42 and FQ-44 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) per Increment 1.
CCA News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Air
Unmanned Systems
Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury CCA Prototype Performs Maiden Flight
YFQ-44A Fury, months after GA-ASI’s YFQ-42 prototype, has performed its maiden flight as the second prototype for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
US Navy Gathers Firms for the Conceptual Development of CCAs
Following the start of US Air Force CCAs’ prototype testing, the US Navy has signed contracts with four firms for conceptual development of carrier-based CCAs.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Anduril Forms Cooperation with Rheinmetall for UAVs
U.S.-based Anduril will cooperate with German Rheinmetall on the YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and the Barracuda family of missiles.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Air Force Declares Its First CCA Squadron Operational
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin announced that an Experimental Operations Unit for CCA testing was given an operational squadron status.
Air
Boeing Picked for NGAD, the Fighter Designated as F-47
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the selection of Boeing as the supplier of the NGAD fighter jet, with the fighter receiving the designation F-47.
Air
Unmanned Systems
USAF Names Its First Unmanned Combat Aircraft Prototypes
USAF has announced that the two contenders for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme from Anduril and GA-ASI are designated YFQ-44A and YFQ-42A.
Air
USAF’s NGAD Fighter Programme Faces Uncertainty
The U.S. Air Force top officials’ recent statements regarding the stance on NGAD’s next-generation fighter programme hint at a lack of sureness.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Pentagon Introduces AI-Guided Combat Drones
The Pentagon has launched a major project to build artificial intelligence-guided Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles.
Air
The US Air Force Plans 1,000 UAV and 200 NGAD Fighter Jets
USAF makes its future plans based on Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), sixth-generation fighter jets and the Loyal Wingman concept that is called CCA.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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