Boeing-owned Spirit Defense joins production of General Atomics FQ-42 Vengeance
Former Spirit AeroSystems defense business will design and manufacture the fuselage for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft
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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
US Air Force fighter drones to join large-scale combat exercise for first time
General Atomics FQ-42A and Anduril FQ-44A will fly alongside fourth- and fifth-generation fighters during Emerald Flag in December
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
How the USAF turned collaborative combat aircraft into a wartime priority
The first production YFQ-44A and the start of FQ-42A manufacturing illustrate how quickly the Air Force is fielding combat drones
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