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Airbus is working at full throttle to deliver an operational Unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (UCCA) capability for the German Air Force by 2029. At its Manching site near Munich, the company is preparing two Valkyrie aircraft acquired from US partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for their first flight using a sovereign European mission system. Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme recently demonstrated a significant technical milestone as one of its prototype aircraft, built by Anduril Industries, successfully switched between two separate artificial-intelligence-driven mission autonomy systems during a single flight. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has named its U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft the YFQ-42A Dark Merlin. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman is advancing the future of autonomous air combat with the YFQ-48A Talon Blue, the U.S. Air Force–designated variant within its company-funded Project Talon portfolio. The YFQ-48A reflects a focused partnership with the Air Force to rapidly deliver an autonomous wingman capable of supporting manned fighters in contested environments. Continue reading
In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. conducted its latest demonstration performing an autonomous mission out of Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California using its MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet and an F-22 Raptor equipped with the latest government reference autonomy software. Continue reading
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced a joint U.S. Air Force contract worth $12.4 million to design a next-generation engine for small Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). Continue reading
Shield AI, the deep-tech company developing advanced autonomy software and aircraft, has been selected as a mission autonomy provider supporting the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. reached a new milestone this month by integrating third-party mission autonomy into its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and completing the aircraft’s first semi-autonomous airborne mission. Continue reading