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.
YFQ-44A 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.
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.
Unmanned Systems
XQ-58A Valkyrie Gets Integrated Landing Gear Capability
Kratos has announced the development of landing gear for its XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV, which was originally developed as a RATO type with parachute landing.
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.
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