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
YFQ-42A
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
General Atomics Image Confirms Second YFQ-42A Prototype
Photo released ahead of Rome fighter conference shows two aircraft at company’s U.S. facility
Netherlands Joins US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
Dutch Defense Ministry signs letter of intent to participate in USAF's unmanned systems initiative
USAF and General Atomics fly first YFQ-42A CCA prototype
Semi-autonomous test aircraft completes initial sorties in California; program targets 1,000+ units and an FY26 production decision
USAF’s drone wingmen poised for first flights
Anduril and General Atomics set to launch Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes before end of summer
General Atomics Releases First Image of YFQ-42A Unmanned Fighter Jet
Collaborative Combat Aircraft is one of two selected by the U.S. Air Force and began ground testing on May 7
US Air Force General reveals first information about the Boeing F-47
USAF Chief of Staff stated that the new fighter will have a combat radius of more than 1,000 nautical miles and should enter service by 2029
U.S. Air Force designates its two first Unmanned Combat Aircraft
Collaborative Combat Aircraft from General Atomics and Anduril have been designated YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A