2024年4月24日 · Today, the United States Air Force announced that Anduril has been selected as one of two vendors to move forward on the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Over the next phase, Anduril will design, manufacture, and test production-representative CCAs.

2024年9月26日 · The Air Force in April awarded contracts for CCA prototypes to General Atomics and Anduril, which prevailed over defense aerospace juggernauts Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman.

CCA drones are designed to be “loyal wingmen” that can fly alongside new and existing crewed fighter jets, including the F-35 Lightning II. The Air Force believes a single manned fighter can control a larger number of drones than originally envisioned and can do so using less-sophisticated autonomous technology.

2025年3月4日 · AURORA, Colo. — The Air Force has officially given aircraft designations for its first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes ahead of the platforms’ first flights …

2024年4月25日 · The U.S. Air Force has awarded the two companies the funding for detailed designs, manufacture, and testing of production representative test articles under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA...

2024年9月13日 · Anduril offered reporters a glimpse of the software that could enable Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the Air Force autonomous drone effort.

2025年3月4日 · The two aircraft by General Atomics and Anduril have been named YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A, respectively, marking the first use of the ‘Unmanned Fighter’ designation by the USAF.

The aircraft is one of the winning designs for Increment I of the United States Air Force 's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program and is intended to augment crewed fighter aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning, and the planned Next Generation Air Dominance fighter for air-to-air missions through manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T).

2024年9月17日 · Anduril and General Atomics are building their prototype CCAs, which are expected to fly in 2025. In 2026, the Air Force will decide which design will get to the production stage, although the...

2025年3月3日 · The U.S. Air Force announced the designation of two Mission Design Series within its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program today: the YFQ-42A (General Atomics) and the YFQ-44A (Anduril). Representing the first in a new generation of uncrewed fighter aircraft, both will be crucial in securing air superiority for the Joint Force in future conflicts.