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Air Force starts ground testing Anduril collaborative combat aircraft
The service wants CCAs to fly alongside aircraft like the F-35 and F-47, and autonomously carry out missions like airstrikes, ...
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YFQ-44A Test Vehicle Breaks Cover As USAF Starts Ground Testing of Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force announced the start of the ground testing of the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A, and selected Beale AFB to host a CCA ...
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YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes enter ground testing
Anduril's YFQ-44A prototype in the hangar. Both CCA competitors are scheduled to conduct first flights in boreal summer 2025.
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Air Force starts ground testing Anduril collaborative combat aircraft
The Air Force has started ground testing the Anduril-made YFQ-44A, a semi-autonomous drone known as a collaborative combat aircraft, and could start flying it this summer. (Anduril) The Air Force ...
US tests AI-driven combat drones as it competes with China to develop ‘loyal wingmen’
Pentagon announces trials of YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A prototypes – the first unmanned US military aircraft to receive fighter ...
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USAF Tests Combat Aircraft, Chooses Beale AFB Base
The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, marking a major ...
Air Force Technology on MSN9d
USAF advances autonomous combat teaming with CCA
The USAF has initiated ground evaluations for its CCA initiative, a step in incorporating autonomous capabilities into its ...