USAF to pick YFQ-42A or YFQ-44A as first CCA winner by year-end
Decision will cover both aircraft design and mission autonomy software, as Northrop’s YFQ-48A eyes later phase
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Northrop Grumman names YFQ-48A Talon Blue as entry into U.S. Air Force CCA program
Defense giant joins Anduril and General Atomics in autonomous combat aircraft effort
USAF reveals YFQ-44A carrying AIM-120 in CCA weapons integration tests
Image shows Anduril’s prototype drone flying with inert AMRAAM as program enters captive carry phase
US Air Force tests open architecture in flight with YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 collaborative combat aircraft
Validation of the Air Force’s government-owned autonomy framework seeks to separate mission software from airframes and expand competition among vendors
US Marines to use Air Force-developed combat drone in new program
General Atomics YFQ-42A will be tested with a Marine Corps mission system
Northrop Grumman to develop USMC combat drone based on XQ-58A Valkyrie
The US Marine Corps has awarded the company to develop an uncrewed combat aircraft based on the XQ-58A Valkyrie
US Air Force assigns YFQ-48A mission designation to Northrop Grumman Talon project
Announcement advances Collaborative Combat Aircraft program for semi-autonomous platforms
Saab and Airbus discuss collaboration on unmanned combat aircraft technology
European defense firms explore loyal wingman platforms amid growing demand for collaborative combat aircraft
Northrop Grumman unveils Project Talon autonomous aircraft
The new program was designed and built in less than two years and is scheduled for its first flight within 24 months
Anduril YFQ-44A Combat Drone Prototype Completes First Flight in California
YFQ-44A joins General Atomics YFQ-42A as part of USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program first-phase flight testing.