US Air Force names FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury combat drones
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
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US Air Force tests how small teams will operate its new uncrewed fighters
Exercise with Anduril YFQ-44A and General Atomics YFQ-42A is helping define how the future combat drones can be controlled, maintained and rapidly returned to the air
Embraer, Anduril study C-390 integration with Barracuda cruise missile
Partnership could allow the military transport aircraft to launch palletized stand-off weapons without major modifications
US Air Force lets operational crews fly CCA drones in early field exercise
YFQ-44A flown by front-line Airmen at Edwards to test deployment, logistics and mission control concepts
Anduril moves up production of YFQ-44A combat drone in Ohio
Facility to begin manufacturing ahead of schedule while U.S. Air Force prepares 2026 decision
USAF reveals YFQ-44A carrying AIM-120 in CCA weapons integration tests
Image shows Anduril’s prototype drone flying with inert AMRAAM as program enters captive carry phase
US Air Force tests open architecture in flight with YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 collaborative combat aircraft
Validation of the Air Force’s government-owned autonomy framework seeks to separate mission software from airframes and expand competition among vendors
Anduril YFQ-44A Combat Drone Prototype Completes First Flight in California
YFQ-44A joins General Atomics YFQ-42A as part of USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program first-phase flight testing.
Anduril and Raytheon Conduct Static Test of Advanced Solid Rocket Motor
HLG motor designed for air-to-air missiles tested at China Lake on October 7
Anduril close to the first flight of YFQ-44A drone for USAF CCA program
Semi-autonomous test of the prototype may take place by October as software integration advances