As the V-22 program winds down, Rolls-Royce is moving to ramp up B-52J and MV-75 engines while eyeing potential CCA Increment 2 contracts.
The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of a new FQ-42 Vengeance uncrewed combat aircraft at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.
New Vengeance aircraft joins the service’s Experimental Operations Unit in Nevada for regular evaluation of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier22 SeptAviation News – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has delivered a new FQ-42 Vengeance to Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, on September 18, supporting...
One of the FQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft deployed at Creech AFB has flown alongside an F-35A and F-15E in preparation for collaborative control operations with manned aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has released a photo showing a prototype of its FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) flying in formation alongside an F-35A Lightning II and […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso21 Sept
Anduril fit checked its YFQ-44A Fury CCA with various air-to-ground munitions, and conducted the first formation flights of the autonomous fighter drone alongside F-35s. Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury is expanding its capabilities beyond the air-to-air mission that initially defined the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. New imagery released by the company shows the […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso16 Septviation News – The U.S. Air Force announced plans Monday to deploy at least 500 semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft into service by 2032, pairing low-cost...
General Atomics and Anduril aircraft are the first designs of the CCA program, which could put at least 500 semi-autonomous combat aircraft into service by 2032
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier15 Sept
Collaborative Combat Aircraft will take on missions now flown by crewed fighters as the service expands its uncrewed fleet.
AVweb•Matt Ryan15 Sept
Skunk Works is moving ahead with four additional Vectis vehicles as the company accelerates development of its Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft toward a planned first flight in 2027. Lockheed Martin is significantly expanding its Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, with the Skunk Works division now planning to build four additional vehicles beyond the […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso15 Sept
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced the popular names for the FQ-42 and FQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, which will be known as “Vengeance” and “Fury,” respectively. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink formally announced the popular names of the two Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) during his keynote address at the Air & […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso14 Sept
Cryptic video offers only a frontal silhouette, with the Vectis collaborative combat aircraft a likely candidate ahead of its planned first flight in 2027
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier14 Sept
A cryptic teaser from Lockheed Martin suggests that the company is preparing to reveal new details on the development of its Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Lockheed Martin is teasing a new announcement concerning Vectis, its Group 5 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) being developed by the Skunk Works division. The announcement comes as the company continues […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso12 Sept
The USAF gets closer to the arrival of combat-ready Loyal Wingman drones.
AviationNews – Boeing and allied defense partners have expanded joint network interoperability trials for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The milestone tests...
Saab has unveiled its concept of a very high end CCA as it works to upgrade its Gripen E and maintain its place in the fighter jet industry.
Saab plans to fly the first A3-001 demonstrator within 18 months, with three prototypes planned as the design evolves. Swedish defense company Saab unveiled on Aug. 21, 2026 a full-scale model of its next-generation unmanned fighter aircraft, called the A3-001. The unveiling comes ahead of the Jubilee Air Show on Aug. 22 and 23 at […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam22 AugAviation News – The U.S. Air Force’s USAF YFQ-44A Creech Air Force Base exercise has successfully expanded operational testing for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program,...
AviationNews – Boeing and Rheinmetall have joined forces in a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous aircraft to the German Bundeswehr. The...
Rheinmetall is establishing an independent system integration hub in Germany for Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat CCA.