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US Air Force eyes autonomous Northrop Grumman drone for CCA program
Northrop Grumman significantly revamped its original CCA pitch to the Air Force, resulting in the Talon drone.
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America’s oldest combat aircraft still flying today
Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...
The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...
With the YFQ-44 now flying, both of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft are in flight testing. The YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) developed by Anduril has conducted its ...
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X-62A VISTA: World’s only self-flying F-16 advances path to autonomous air combat
Lockheed Martin is using a modified F-16 fighter jet to teach artificial intelligence how to fly, maneuver, and eventually ...
The U.S. Air Force has designated Northrop Grumman’s semi-autonomous prototype aircraft, Project Talon, as YFQ-48A as part of ...
A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test aircraft is staged in Poway, Calif., May 19, 2025. The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the CCA program to validate performance and ...
Enabling the CCA’s autonomy are advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, which will be tasked with processing endless streams of data. The data will be compiled from onboard ...
One of the US Air Force's first official combat drones has taken to the air after only a year of building and development. General Atomics's YFQ-42A is currently undergoing flight testing in ...
From stealth fighters to multi-role marvels, these are the 7 aircraft keeping the Royal Air Force at the top of its game.
Acquiring KM-SAMs in the near future and Meteor-armed Rafales in the foreseeable future will provide Iraq with the most ...
Since its first flight in 2001, the Tejas has completed over 5,600 trials and is now an integral part of two Indian Air Force ...
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