– Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is developing a new family of engines, scalable from 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust, that are capable of powering munitions and Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: CCA
Skunk Works Unveils Vectis Air Combat Stealth Drone
Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works advanced projects division has lifted the lid on a new, higher-end stealthy Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) type drone named Vectis. The unmanned aircraft is designed to be highly adaptable to an operator’s requirements, whether they be in the United States or elsewhere around the world, and is expected to fly within two years. Continue reading
GE Aerospace Teams with Kratos to Build Small Engines for Collaborative Combat Aircraft
In early June, GE Aerospace’s Defense & Systems division signed a formal teaming agreement with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to put performance and affordability into a small and mighty package: the high-thrust turbofan propulsion systems for the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
US Navy Issues Four Contracts for Conceptual CCA Designs
The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts to four major aerospace prime contractors — Anduril, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and General Atomics — for ‘conceptual designs’ for a carrier-based autonomous combat drone, according to a Navy document obtained by Breaking Defense. Continue reading
General Atomics Creates Transatlantic Partnership for European CCA
General Atomics is taking a bold step toward rapidly delivering a European Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) — based on a mature U.S. platform, assembled in Europe, with European mission systems — by aligning its independent U.S. and German aerospace affiliates under a teamed operation. Continue reading