From the runway to the front lines, the U.S. Air Force is putting its readiness to the ultimate test right here in the ...

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 ...

Key Points and Summary - The Air Force plans to modernize early Block 20 F-22s—once training jets—adding open mission systems, improved stealth coatings, EW upgrades, and AIM-9X/AIM-120D/AIM-260 ...

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

One of the US Air Force's first official combat drones has taken to the air after only a year of building and development. General Atomics's YFQ-42A is currently undergoing flight testing in ...

The autonomous YFQ-42A takes off from an undisclosed location in California. (Photo courtesy of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has begun flight testing of ...

A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test aircraft is staged in Poway, Calif., May 19, 2025. The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the CCA program to validate performance and ...

A $1.5 trillion defense budget is a prudent and reasonable re-leveling of defense investment in historical proportion of GDP, ...

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 ...