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
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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
USAF to pick YFQ-42A or YFQ-44A as first CCA winner by year-end
Decision will cover both aircraft design and mission autonomy software, as Northrop’s YFQ-48A eyes later phase
Northrop Grumman names YFQ-48A Talon Blue as entry into U.S. Air Force CCA program
Defense giant joins Anduril and General Atomics in autonomous combat aircraft effort
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
US Marines to use Air Force-developed combat drone in new program
General Atomics YFQ-42A will be tested with a Marine Corps mission system
Northrop Grumman to develop USMC combat drone based on XQ-58A Valkyrie
The US Marine Corps has awarded the company to develop an uncrewed combat aircraft based on the XQ-58A Valkyrie