T he General Atomics XQ-67A is the latest unmanned combat aerial vehicle to be developed under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program of the US Air Force. Since 2021, the USAF has been ...

As General Atomics, Anduril Wingmen Drones Clear USAF Critical Design Review, Let’s Look at how Modern Wars are Informing the CCA Program Published on: November 17, 2024 at 6:46 PM Parth Satam ...

European defence firms are also advancing wingman drone initiatives, including Sweden’s Saab (SAABb.ST) and a trilateral ...

The CCA concept designed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is based on its existing XQ-67A platform, which the company said focuses on "flexibility, affordability, and mission effectiveness.

With Demon Ape, General Atomics’ XQ-67A drone will leverage its modular architecture to provide testing for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

The first increment of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program has been designed for air-to-air missions, but ...

The CCAs, which are being built by Anduril Industries and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., are the first aircraft the Air Force has dubbed fighter drones. General Atomics’ CCA is now ...

In April, the Air Force said that it had chosen privately-held drone makers, General Atomics and Anduril, for the first round of CCA. General Atomics offered its Gambit design and Anduril its Fury.

General Atomics’ YFQ-42A is derived from its XQ-67 Off-Board Sensing Station drone, which the Air Force Research Laboratory flew in 2024 to test a “platform sharing” construction concept.

The Air Force designated the first two uncrewed aircraft as fighter jets, the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A. The prototypes were designed as part of the USAF's next-generation air dominance program. Dubbed ...

The Air Force designated the first two uncrewed aircraft as fighter jets, the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A. The prototypes were designed as part of the USAF's next-generation air dominance program. Dubbed ...