General Atomics delivers first FQ-42 fighter drone to US Air Force test unit
New Vengeance aircraft joins the service’s Experimental Operations Unit in Nevada for regular evaluation of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft
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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
US Air Force moves CCA combat drones into production phase
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
Netherlands Joins US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
Dutch Defense Ministry signs letter of intent to participate in USAF's unmanned systems initiative
Boeing excluded from US Air Force unmanned fighter program
Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program will continue with financing from the initiatives of the companies Anduril and General Atomics, which will carry out detailed designs, manufacturing and testing with production items
US Air Force's first 6th-gen fighter order expected to include 200 aircraft
USAF Secretary Frank Kendall also revealed that the service must order at least 1,000 unmanned collaborative combat aircraft.