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TWZ 9h
USAF Confirms Bombers Could Have A Major Air-To-Air Combat Role: Bombers are now being viewed as another potential air-to-air asset on top of growing the fighter ...
twz.com/air/usaf-confirms-bombers-could-have-a-major-air-to-air-combat-role
The Aviationist Oct 18
F-22 Controls Collaborative Combat Aircraft In Flight For The First Time: An F-22A Raptor controlled for the first time a YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
theaviationist.com/2026/10/17/f-22-controls-cca-first-time/
TWZ Oct 19
Germany Drops Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Rapid Procurement Plan: A broader competition for Germany’s CCA requirement is now likely to extend into the next decade ...
twz.com/air/germany-drops-boeing-mq-28-ghost-bat-rapid-procurement-plan
F-22 Raptor pilot successfully demonstrates command of 'wingman' fighter drone in simulated combat — Anduril YFQ-44A Fury test advances USAF’s program to ...
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/f-22-raptor-pilot-successfully-demonstrates-command-of-wingman-fighter-drone-in-simulated-combat-anduril-yfq-44a-fury-test-advances-usafs-program-to-integrate-uncrewed-aircraft-into-fighter-squadrons
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en.sedaily.com Oct 20
Navy Pushes for 30,000-Ton Drone Carrier by Early 2040s: South Korea's Navy is pursuing a 30,000-ton Manned-Unmanned Teaming Carrier by the early 2040s ...
en.sedaily.com/politics/2026/10/20/navy-pushes-for-30000-ton-drone-carrier-by-early-2040s
New Atlas Oct 16
U740-Valkyrie Loyal Wingman rockets into maiden flight: Airbus and Kratos flight-test the 30-ft (9.1 m / 4.9 nmi span) U740-Valkyrie CCA in Northern Europe ...
newatlas.com/military/u740-valkyrie-loyal-wingman-maiden-flight/
New Atlas Oct 05
Blue Talon packs high-level stealth in low-cost Loyal Wingman: Loyal Wingman technology continues to evolve rapidly as Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Blue Talon ...
newatlas.com/military/blue-talon-stealth-low-cost/
defence-blog.com Oct 12
South Korea tests drone wingman concept with FA-50 light fighter: Korea Aerospace Industries has flown its FA-50 light combat aircraft in formation with a ...
defence-blog.com/south-korea-tests-drone-wingman-concept-with-fa-50-light-fighter/
Airbus Flies First Valkyrie CCA Demonstration, Targets Weapon Release Tests: Airbus completes the first flight of a Kratos Valkyrie CCA demonstrator in Sweden ...
aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/airbus-flies-first-valkyrie-cca-demonstration-targets-weapon-release
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KAI pairs FA-50 with AAP drone to debut Korea’s manned-unmanned teaming - CHOSUNBIZ
biz.chosun.com/en/en-industry/2026/10/12/T56PX3EISJBC3KUPP7CJUPLXQI/
Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue Conducts First Autonomous Flight: Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is Northrop’s candidate to be a loyal wingman for the U.S ...
flyingmag.com/northrop-grumman-talon-blue-autonomous-flight/
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US Navy launches drone command that could reshape Taiwan war planning: The centre aims to integrate air, surface and underwater unmanned platforms into a unified ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/10/01/us-navy-launches-drone-command-that-could-reshape-taiwan-war-planning
interestingengineering.com Sep 27
US Air Force receives first ‘robot wingmen’ drones to begin autonomous warfare trials
interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/us-receives-first-robot-wingmen-drones
defence-blog.com Sep 25
U.S. Air Force gets its first uncrewed ‘fighter’ aircraft: The U.S. Air Force has taken delivery of its first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
defence-blog.com/u-s-air-force-gets-its-first-uncrewed-fighter-aircraft/
TWZ Sep 14
Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury CCA Has Flown Alongside F-35s: The YFQ-44 Fury has already taken to the skies alongside fifth-gen fighters as the company works toward a ...
twz.com/air/andurils-yfq-44a-fury-cca-has-flown-alongside-f-35s
TWZ Sep 14
Fleet Of At Least 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft By 2032 Now In USAF’s Plans: 500 CCAs is a step up from recently stated USAF plans, and the service also now ...
twz.com/news-features/fleet-of-at-least-500-collaborative-combat-aircraft-by-2032-now-in-usafs-plans
The Aviationist Sep 22
FQ-42 Vengeance CCA Flies Alongside F-35 Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle: One of the FQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft deployed at Creech AFB has flown ...
theaviationist.com/2026/09/21/fq-42-cca-alongside-f-35-f-15e/
The Aviationist Sep 16
The U.S. Air Force has officially named its first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft: FQ-42 “Vengeance” and FQ-44 “Fury.”
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink ... Show more
Homepage: edit Drones MQ-4 Triton Disappears over Persian Gulf after Squawking Comms Link Loss Stefano D'Urso David Cenciotti April 9 ...
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TWZ Sep 16
How The USAF Is Preparing For European Allies To Join The Collaborative Combat Aircraft Club
twz.com/air/how-the-air-force-is-preparing-for-allied-ccas-to-join-the-fight
The Aviationist Sep 12
Lockheed Martin Teases New Announcement for Vectis CCA: A cryptic teaser from Lockheed Martin suggests that the company is preparing to reveal new details on the ...
theaviationist.com/2026/09/12/lockheed-martin-teases-new-announcement-for-vectis-cca/
New Atlas Sep 20
Mystery Vectis Loyal Wingman breaks cover as fleet expands: Lockheed Martin unveils a full-scale mock-up of the Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft (34 ft / 10 ...
newatlas.com/military/mystery-vectis-loyal-wingman-breaks-cover/
defence-blog.com Sep 07
Japan weighs Ghost Bat drone for its coastal defense plan: Boeing plans to offer Japan's Ministry of Defense a drone it developed jointly with the Royal ...
defence-blog.com/japan-weighs-ghost-bat-drone-for-its-coastal-defense-plan/
defence-blog.com Sep 08
Korea’s Hanwha brings lasers and drones to Poland’s biggest defense show: South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems opened a joint exhibit at MSPO 2026 ...
defence-blog.com/koreas-hanwha-brings-lasers-and-drones-to-polands-biggest-defense-show/
The Korea Times Sep 17
Korea's 1st unmanned military ground vehicle gets ready for battlefield: CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province — As an employee walked across a test track at ...
koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20260917/koreas-1st-unmanned-military-ground-vehicle-gets-ready-for-battlefield
Drones dominate as U.S. Air Force feels out the future: "Every booth that you go to, you see autonomous systems, something new," said Matt Milas.
axios.com/2026/09/16/air-force-drones-anduril-swarm-lockheed
Video: Mockup Of First Production Model Anduril FQ-44 On Display At AFA: A mock-up of the Anduril FQ-44 Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is on show at ...
aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/video-mockup-first-production-model-anduril-fq-44-display-afa
Paid articlePaywall Podcast: What To Expect At AFA: Editors gather on the eve of the AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference to discuss what the key themes will be at this ...
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Saab Enters Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race With High-End Concept: Saab is challenging the low-cost, attritable model adopted by Sweden's allies with a ...
aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/saab-enters-collaborative-combat-aircraft-race-high-end-concept
New Atlas Aug 24
Saab goes supersonic with next-gen Loyal Wingman concept: Saab has debuted a full-scale model of its A3-001 low-observable, supersonic Autonomous Collaborative ...
newatlas.com/military/saab-supersonic-concept-loyal-wingman-drone/
defence-blog.com Aug 21
Saab reveals concept of future unmanned fighter jet: Saab has released the first public look at its concept for a Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
defence-blog.com/saab-reveals-concept-of-future-unmanned-fighter-jet/
defence-blog.com Aug 19
U.S. Air Force tests portable control system for ‘fighter drones’: The U.S. Department of the Air Force has completed prototype evaluations for a portable ...
defence-blog.com/u-s-air-force-tests-portable-control-system-for-fighter-drones/
Russia’s Sukhoi design bureau has revealed new details about its two-seat Su-57 variant, often referred to as the Su-57D, highlighting a potential role beyond ... Show more
New Atlas Jul 25
BAE Systems unveils Brontanax autonomous loyal wingman: At the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, BAE Systems debuted a full-scale mockup of Brontanax ...
newatlas.com/military/bae-systems-brontanax-loyal-wingman/
New Atlas Jul 21
Anduril lets loose the Thunder with attack helicopter Wingman: At the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation revealed ...
newatlas.com/military/anduril-thunder-attack-helicopter-wingman/
The Aviationist Jul 18
YFQ-44A CCA Fires AIM-120 AMRAAM for the First Time: The U.S. Air Force started live-fire testing with the YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
theaviationist.com/2026/07/15/yfq-44a-cca-fires-aim-120-amraam/
Air Forces In Focus: UK Defense Investment Plan—'The Next Generation Royal Air Force'
aviationweek.com/awin-knowledge-center/air-forces-focus-uk-defense-investment-plan-next-generation-royal-air-force&utm_content=NODE5030681+Air+Forces+In+Focus+UK+Defense+Investment+Plan+The+Next+Generation+Royal+Air+Force
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U.S. Air Force Conducts ACE Exercise with CCAs at Creech AFB: The CCA Experimental Operations Unit tested the uncrewed aircraft in Agile Combat Employment ...
theaviationist.com/2026/07/28/ace-exercise-with-ccas-at-creech-afb/
The Aviationist Jul 29
FQ-42A and FQ-44A CCAs Are in Serial Production: A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their CCAs are already in production.
theaviationist.com/2026/07/29/fq-42a-fq-44a-ccas-serial-production/
Rolls-Royce Preparing Orpheus To Be CCA Engine Family: Rolls-Royce's Orpheus demonstrator engine is now evolving into a family of propulsion systems with a ...
aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/rolls-royce-preparing-orpheus-be-cca-engine-family
TWZ Jul 28
Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat Fighter Drones Could Be Commanded By U.S. Pilots: Being able to freely share Collaborative Combat Aircraft, even in a heated fight ...
twz.com/air/australian-mq-28-ghost-bat-fighter-drones-could-be-commanded-by-u-s-pilots
TWZ Jul 16
UK Unveils Storm Fighter Loyal Wingman Program: The new initiative revives Britain’s collaborative combat aircraft ambitions and is intended to fly alongside ...
twz.com/air/uk-unveils-storm-fighter-loyal-wingman-program
TWZ Jul 21
Fury Loyal Wingman Arrives At Creech AFB For Agile Combat Deployment Trials: Both of the USAF's CCAs, the YFQ-44 Fury and YFQ-44 Dark Merlin ...
twz.com/air/fury-loyal-wingman-arrives-at-creech-afb-for-agile-combat-deployment-trials
Up to six designs could move ahead in Air Force’s next robot-wingman effort: The concept refinement phase of CCA Increment 2 could wrap by May 2027 ...
defenseone.com/defense-systems/2026/07/cca-usaf-robot-wingman/415093/
The Aviationist Jul 27
Lockheed Martin’s Ethos for Seamless, Cross-Platform Autonomy in Future Battlespaces
theaviationist.com/2026/07/26/lockheed-martin-autonomy/
The Aviationist Jul 18
DARPA and USAF Fly F-16 with VENOM Autonomy Modification: The DARPA and U.S. Air Force are conducting human-on-the-loop in-air testing of AI-capable F-16s ...
theaviationist.com/2026/07/16/darpa-usaf-fly-f-16-venom-autonomy-modification/
OpinionSPEAR missile heading for MQ-9B drones and Gambit CCA: General Atomics and MBDA have committed to integrating the SPEAR precision strike weapon onto the MQ-9B ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/spear-missile-heading-for-mq-9b-drones-and-gambit-cca/
OpinionStorm Fighter drones to provide UK air and missile defence: Collaborative Combat Aircraft are expected to play a key role in Integrated Air and Missile Defence ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/storm-fighter-drones-to-provide-uk-air-and-missile-defence/
The Aviationist Jun 29
MQ-28 Ghost Bat to Take Part in Exercise Valiant Shield 2026: The MQ-28 will join the flight operations of Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 to refine tactics ...
theaviationist.com/2026/06/24/mq-28-ghost-bat-valiant-shield-2026/
OpinionAnduril’s FQ-44 drone fighter moves into production: The U.S. Air Force has selected Anduril for the production phase of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/andurils-fq-44-drone-fighter-moves-into-production/
Drone fighters expected to help defend UK skies in 2030s: Collaborative Combat Aircraft will augment Typhoon and F-35 in the air defence of the UK, the MOD says.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/drone-fighters-expected-to-help-defend-uk-skies-in-2030s/
OpinionUK autonomous jet demonstrator to fly by at least 2030: The MOD has confirmed its Collaborative Combat Aircraft concept demonstrator will fly by 2030 ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-autonomous-jet-demonstrator-to-fly-by-at-least-2030/
AeroTime Jul 03
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat makes first CCA exercise flight: Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat flew with US and coalition aircraft in the Western Pacific ...
aerotime.aero/articles/boeing-mq28-ghost-bat-first-cca-exercise-us-forces
The Aviationist Jun 29
Robinson Partners With Skyryse to Develop Uncrewed R66 Helicopter: Aimed at the defence market, the R66 based UAS will be integrated with Skyryse's SkyOS ...
theaviationist.com/2026/06/25/robinson-skyryse-uncrewed-r66-helicopter/
USAF Awards CCA Production Contracts To Anduril, General Atomics: USAF selects Anduril and General Atomics for CCA production contracts while continuing autonomy ...
aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/usaf-awards-cca-production-contracts-anduril-general-atomics
The Aviationist Jun 18
U.S. Air Force Awards CCA Production Contracts: The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts for both the production of CCAs and the mission autonomy software as ...
theaviationist.com/2026/06/18/u-s-air-force-awards-cca-production-contracts/
defence-blog.com Jun 15
Shield AI brings its runway-free autonomous fighter jet to Eurosatory: Shield AI, the San Diego-based defense technology company that has been supplying AI ...
defence-blog.com/shield-ai-brings-its-runway-free-autonomous-fighter-jet-to-eurosatory/
The Aviationist Jun 10
Airbus Unveils U760 Ravenstorm UCCA: Airbus unveiled at the ILA Berlin 2026 exhibition the new U760 Ravenstorm Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
theaviationist.com/2026/06/10/airbus-unveils-u760-ravenstorm-ucca/
New Atlas Jun 21
The Pentagon moves towards mass-producing the future of aerial warfare: The US Air Force fast-tracks its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program ...
newatlas.com/military/us-air-force-contracts-robotic-fighter-planes/
TWZ Jun 22
Turkey’s ‘Fighter Drone’ Teamed With M-346 Fighter-Trainer In Autonomy Trials: The demonstrations put Turkey among a small group flight-testing advanced ...
twz.com/air/turkeys-fighter-drone-teamed-with-m-346-fighter-trainer-in-autonomy-trials
defence-blog.com Jun 18
U.S. Air Force just greenlit two robot fighter jets: Anduril Industries announced that the U.S. Air Force selected Anduril's FQ-44, developed as the YFQ-44A ...
defence-blog.com/u-s-air-force-just-greenlit-two-robot-fighter-jets/
TWZ Jun 24
MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone Debuts In Large-Force Combat Exercise In The Pacific: The MQ-28 is taking part in Valiant Shield, offering a glimpse at how it and other ...
twz.com/air/mq-28-ghost-bat-drone-debuts-in-large-force-combat-exercise-in-the-pacific
British aircraft carrier to fly combat drone within 18 months: The Royal Navy intends to conduct an embarked demonstration of an uncrewed Collaborative Combat ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-aircraft-carrier-to-fly-combat-drone-within-18-months/
Airbus unveils Ravenstorm combat drone: Airbus has unveiled the U760 Ravenstorm, an uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/airbus-unveils-ravenstorm-combat-drone/
AeroTime Jun 19
Thales pitches Schiebel S-301 drone for Apache wingman role: Thales presented Schiebel’s S-301 helicopter drone at Eurosatory 2026 as an armed VTOL platform for ...
aerotime.aero/articles/thales-schiebel-s301-drone-eurosatory-2026
ekathimerini.com Jun 18
US Air Force advances AI fighter program, attracting Greek interest: The US Air Force has taken a major step toward deeper integration of human pilots and ...
ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1307098/us-air-force-advances-ai-fighter-program-attracting-greek-interest/
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The Aviationist May 27
F-35 Lightning II Takes Control of MQ-20 Avenger During Autonomy Testing: An F-35 Lightning II pilot sent tactical autonomy commands via a tablet to the MQ-20 ...
theaviationist.com/2026/05/27/f-35-lightning-ii-controls-mq-20-avenger/
Ottawa Startup Shaping Canada's First Autonomous Combat Aircraft: Canada's industrial base features all of the components necessary to develop a domestic ...
aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/ottawa-startup-shaping-canadas-first-autonomous-combat-aircraft
AeroTime Jun 01
Boeing validates MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative aircraft radar performance - AeroTime
aerotime.aero/articles/boeing-validates-mq-28-ghost-bat-collaborative-aircraft-radar-performance
defence-blog.com May 17
South Korea and Estonia join forces for Romanian ground robot bid: South Korean-based Hanwha Aerospace and Estonian robotics company Milrem Robotics signed a ...
defence-blog.com/south-korea-and-estonia-join-forces-for-romanian-ground-robot-bid/
The Aviationist May 21
LUCAS One-Way Attack Drone Will be Piloted by Hivemind AI: Shield AI has been selected to integrate Hivemind on the LUCAS drones, enabling them to coordinate and ...
theaviationist.com/2026/05/21/lucas-drone-piloted-by-hivemind-ai/
Firms selected for Apache loyal wingman programme: Four firms have been picked to support Project NYX, the British Army's programme to develop autonomous ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/tekever-selected-for-apache-loyal-wingman-programme/
Exclusive Invitation: Deep dive into Europe's Collaborative Combat Aircraft future with Aviation Week's award-winning editors and analysts ... Show more
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The Aviationist May 19
YFQ-48A Talon Blue Completes Autonomous Taxi Tests: Northrop Grumman announced the completion of the autonomous taxi tests of the YFQ-48A Talon Blue ...
theaviationist.com/2026/05/18/yfq-48a-talon-blue-completes-autonomous-taxi-tests/
Stealth Ghatak drone must be fast-tracked: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit: Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit said the launch of a formal ...
business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/stealth-ghatak-drone-must-be-fast-tracked-air-marshal-ashutosh-dixit-126051501166_1.html
