Northrop reveals CCA strategy behind YFQ-48A Talon Blue
Company is testing autonomy systems from other developers and pursuing opportunities beyond its own unmanned aircraft
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Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue makes first autonomous flight
Company-funded combat drone is outside the Air Force’s initial CCA production contracts but remains positioned for future competitions
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