Key takeaways De Amerikaanse luchtmacht heeft officieel haar eerste twee Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in ontvangst genomen. Het gaat om onbemande straalvliegtuigen die zijn ontworpen om bemande gevechtsvliegtuigen te ondersteunen. Fury en Vengeance Deze vliegtuigen zijn geleverd aan de Experimental Operations Unit op de Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. Anduril leverde in augustus de […]

New Vengeance aircraft joins the service’s Experimental Operations Unit in Nevada for regular evaluation of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft

viation News – The U.S. Air Force announced plans Monday to deploy at least 500 semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft into service by 2032, pairing low-cost uncrewed platforms with traditional fighter jets. During the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference, officials officially named the first two production-bound aircraft designs: the General Atomics FQ-42 Vengeance and the Anduril Industries FQ-44 Fury.

Aviation News – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Tactical Air Support, Inc. successfully demonstrated advanced Human-Machine Teaming during a July 21 flight test, using passive sensors and autonomous software to track and eliminate an airborne target. The flight demonstration took place during a large force exercise, pairing a piloted F-5 Advanced Tiger from Tactical Air Support with an uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft test bed provided by GA-ASI.

The Dutch Ministry of Defense has signed a letter of intent to join the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, as announced during

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AviationNews – Boeing and Rheinmetall have joined forces in a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous aircraft to the German Bundeswehr. The alliance aims to accelerate Germany's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, providing advanced "loyal wingman" capabilities for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions by 2029. The joint initiative leverages Boeing's mature, flight-tested MQ-28 Ghost Bat platform—originally developed in Australia for the Royal Australian Air Force—to meet the German Air Force's requirement for uncrewed combat aircraft.

General Atomics and Anduril aircraft are the first designs of the CCA program, which could put at least 500 semi-autonomous combat aircraft into service by 2032

AviationNews – Boeing and allied defense partners have expanded joint network interoperability trials for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The milestone tests validate the uncrewed platform's capability to execute autonomous reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and data-sharing missions alongside crewed fighter aircraft in contested airspace. Originally developed in Australia by Boeing Defence Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the MQ-28 program has quickly transitioned into a cornerstone for allied loyal-wingman concepts.

Aviation News – The U.S. Air Force’s USAF YFQ-44A Creech Air Force Base exercise has successfully expanded operational testing for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, accelerating the path toward fielding production FQ-44 platforms. The recent exercise at Creech Air Force Base marked the Experimental Operations Unit (EOU) second major training event following an initial deployment four months prior. During the April debut, EOU operators successfully launched, recovered, and sustained the YFQ-44A for the first time.

AviationNews – The U.S. Air Force has released an updated strategic framework outlining its path to future air superiority. The revised plan focuses heavily on integrating crewed sixth-generation stealth fighters with autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to preserve tactical advantages while curbing skyrocketing procurement costs. The policy refinement marks a significant pivot in the Next Generation Air Dominance…

In the future of aerial warfare, aircraft will have companion aerial uncrewed platforms to support them. Or so the US military wants to see. In addition

In the future of aerial warfare, aircraft will have companion aerial uncrewed platforms to support them. Or so the US military wants to see. In addition

Key takeaways De Amerikaanse luchtmacht heeft toestemming gegeven voor de productie van twee verschillende autonome gevechtsdrones als onderdeel van haar Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)-initiatief. Dit programma heeft tot doel een aanzienlijk aantal semi-autonome vliegtuigen in te zetten die kunnen samenwerken met bemande straaljagers, zoals de F-35. Anduril en General Atomics In een historische prestatie voor […]

Key takeaways De Amerikaanse luchtmacht en het Nederlandse ministerie van Defensie hebben hun samenwerking versterkt door middel van een overeenkomst voor de aanschaf van twee prototypes voor het Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)-programma. Deze samenwerking positioneert Nederland als een essentiële partner in de ontwikkeling van deze loyale wingmandrones, onbemande gevechtsvliegtuigen die zijn ontworpen om samen te […]

Key takeaways Nederland heeft zich aangesloten bij het Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programma van de Amerikaanse luchtmacht. Het initiatief richt zich op de ontwikkeling van autonome onbemande luchtvaartsystemen, bestuurd door gevechtspiloten vanuit hun eigen vliegtuig. Dat meldt het ministerie van Defensie van Nederland. Dit besluit toont de inzet van Nederland voor innovatie en samenwerking op […]

GA-ASI and USAF completed a joint flight exercise using MQ-20 Avenger to demonstrate passive IR sensing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

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FQ-42A and FQ-44A uncrewed fighters enter production as the Air Force pushes toward a future fleet of about 1,000 Collaborative Combat Aircraft

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Aviation News – A coalition of leading defense firms and military units has successfully completed a joint flight test demonstrating advanced Manned-Unmanned Teaming capabilities. The milestone exercise paired a human-piloted F-35 Lightning II fighter jet with an autonomous combat drone surrogate to validate future collaborative air combat operations. The high-profile test brought together General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the F-35 Joint Program Office, the 309th Software Engineering Group, Lockheed Martin, Autonodyne, and the 461st and 370th Flight Test Squadrons.