The U.S. Air Force’s future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) may need a significant amount of processing power for sensors and mission autonomy, and the service and industry thus face a challenge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A YFQ-44A production representative test vehicle sits in a testing chamber in Costa Mesa, California. (Air Force) (Master Sgt.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts for both the production of CCAs and the mission autonomy software as part of the program’s Increment 1. The U.S. Air Force awarded several contracts for the ...

The Air Force has started ground-testing its prototype robot wingmen ahead of their first flight this summer, the service announced today. The tests of the collaborative combat aircraft will focus on ...

Both Honeywell Aerospace and the team of GE Aerospace and Kratos have been awarded contracts to complete development of new designs for small turbofan engines meant to offer low-cost propulsion for ...

The Anduril-made YFQ-44A, a semi-autonomous drone known as a collaborative combat aircraft. (Anduril) The U.S. Air Force has cleared its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter production, ...

General Atomics' YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft, pictured here, carried out hours of semiautonomous test flights after being integrated with Collins Aerospace's software. (U.S. Air Force) The U ...

Northrop Grumman's prototype Talon drone has been given its own Air Force designation, and the service said it is a strong contender to join its fleet of autonomous drone wingmen. (Northrop Grumman) ...

For the first time, the U.S. Air Force is asking Congress to fund the purchase of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, marking the beginning of the "loyal wingman" era. The service's fiscal 2027 budget ...

The Anduril-made YFQ-44A, a semi-autonomous drone known as a collaborative combat aircraft. (Anduril) The Air Force made the announcement Wednesday, saying it reached the decision four months ahead of ...