The Air Force's New Fighter Drones Could Change Air Combat
The USAF's new aerial drones aren't what you probably envision; they're the next evolution in air-to-air combat. Here's what ...
See the Anduril and General Atomics drones the US Air Force just marked as the first-ever uncrewed fighter jets
The two uncrewed fighters will bolster the US' diminishing fleet as the future of its next-generation stealth fighter remains ...
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‘F' for fighter: Air Force combat drones get novel mission designation
"It may just be symbolic, but we are telling the world we are leaning into a new chapter of aerial warfare," said Chief of ...
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The NGAD Fighter Will Fight Alongside a Fleet of Drones
As many as 1,000 collaborative combat aircraft will be developed as part of the NGAD program. W hile the Air Force’s upcoming ...
BAE Systems Seeks Japanese Partnership to Develop Drones for Fighter Jets
BAE Systems held early talks with Japanese defense companies aiming to co-develop drones to accompany fighter jets.
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First CCAs Assigned Unmanned Fighter Designations by the U.S. Air Force
with the intended role as a fighter (indicated by the ‘F’ basic mission). Once development is completed, and should the drones enter service with the USAF, production aircraft will take the ...
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‘F’ for fighter: Air Force combat drones get novel mission designation
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 ...
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The NGAD Fighter Will Fight Alongside a Fleet of Drones
As part of the service’s sixth-generation fighter project, CCAs are expected to fly alongside the jets as autonomous drone wingmen. Perhaps until NGAD is more finalized, these CCAs could fly ...