U.S. Air Force awards production contracts for CCA development

General Atomics, Anduril and three autonomy software providers have secured key production awards as the Air Force pushes to field Collaborative Combat Aircraft by 2030.

GA-ASI names YFQ-42A Dark Merlin and completes autonomous tests

The designation reflects fighter and uncrewed status, while recent flights demonstrated mission autonomy software in four-hour test operations.

GA-ASI advances YFQ-42A autonomy with Collins Sidekick

The four-hour airborne mission validated third-party software operating through A-GRA within the Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme.

Shield AI advances US Air Force CCA mission autonomy

The company’s Hivemind software integrates with Anduril’s Fury aircraft and advances system testing ahead of planned flight demonstrations.

Fighter and drone cooperate in Nevada crewed-uncrewed test

An F-22 and MQ-20 flew in coordination to demonstrate open-architecture control using government-owned communication systems and shared radio integration.