The Air Force has started ground testing its first Anduril-made semiautonomous drone wingmen known as collaborative combat aircraft, which could be flying within months. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.

As 2025 recedes in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look at the combat-aircraft stories that are likely to make news in ...

The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...

GA-ASI's Gambit, now designated YFQ-42A. (GA-ASI) The US Air Force (USAF) has assigned official designations to its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) models, General David Allvin, the service's ...

Enabling the CCA’s autonomy are advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, which will be tasked with processing endless streams of data. The data will be compiled from onboard ...

Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...

Northrop Grumman significantly revamped its original CCA pitch to the Air Force, resulting in the Talon drone.

Air Force strongly pitched for a government-to-government arrangement with France to procure additional Rafale aircraft.

After a protracted campaign to get its hands on F-16s, a Ukrainian pilot details how the jets are now a critical part of the ...

Northrop Grumman will integrate its uncrewed and autonomous technologies onto Kratos’ Valkyrie for the USMC's MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...

However, not all Air Force bases are expansive hubs filled with combat aircraft and long flight lines. Some of the service’s ...

Since its first flight in 2001, the Tejas has completed over 5,600 trials and is now an integral part of two Indian Air Force ...