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-44A
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
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.
Netherlands Joins US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
Dutch Defense Ministry signs letter of intent to participate in USAF's unmanned systems initiative
Anduril close to the first flight of YFQ-44A drone for USAF CCA program
Semi-autonomous test of the prototype may take place by October as software integration advances
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
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
First U.S. Air Force unmanned fighter begins ground testing
Anduril’s YFQ-44A aircraft has begun evaluation in a test chamber in Costa Mesa, California. It is one of two test vehicles selected by the USAF for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program