Lockheed Martin teases mysterious new Skunk Works aircraft
Cryptic video offers only a frontal silhouette, with the Vectis collaborative combat aircraft a likely candidate ahead of its planned first flight in 2027
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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
Boeing and Rheinmetall promote MQ-28 Ghost Bat for Germany's future combat drone plans
Companies propose Australian-developed aircraft as a fast-track platform for the Luftwaffe to develop Collaborative Combat Aircraft capabilities by 2029
US Air Force says F-47, B-21 and CCA programs remain on schedule
General says next-generation fighter is on track to fly during the current administration while B-21 deployment begins in 2027
General Atomics resumes YFQ-42A flight tests after April crash
Uncrewed fighter competes with Anduril’s YFQ-44A in the first phase of the US Air Force’s CCA program
Northrop’s YFQ-48A autonomous combat drone moves closer to first flight
Taxi tests of the stealthy unmanned jet come days after the aircraft was first photographed publicly in California
Netherlands joins U.S. Air Force collaborative combat drone program
Agreement comes as General Atomics and Anduril compete for the first CCA production contract expected later this year
Pratt & Whitney to power Northrop’s YFQ-48A as USAF evaluates additional CCA design
Talon Blue joins earlier YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A prototypes in autonomous wingman effort
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