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U.S. Air Force confirms Anduril Fury and General Atomics Vengeance have entered operational CCA testing at Creech AFB in Nevada

The US Air Force has confirmed that Anduril's Fury and General Atomics' Vengeance have both entered operational Collaborative Combat Aircraft testing at Creech AFB in Nevada. This marks a pivotal transition from development to operational evaluation for two of the leading CCA candidates in the Air Force's programme to field autonomous wingman aircraft alongside manned platforms. The concurrent testing of competing designs at an operational base accelerates the path toward a fielding decision for a programme that will fundamentally reshape USAF tactical aviation concepts.

Defence Industry EuropeSep 24

USAF's Fighter Drones To Make Debut In A Large Scale Exercise

The U.S. Air Force plans to employ its Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes in a large-scale Emerald Flag exercise, giving the uncrewed fighters their first major operationally representative test. The event is expected to examine how the aircraft connect with crewed platforms, command-and-control networks, and other joint assets rather than simply evaluate isolated flight performance. Participation should provide data on autonomy, communications, mission planning, and human-machine teaming, but it remains an experimentation milestone and does not mean the aircraft have reached operational service or completed acquisition testing.

The War ZoneSep 16

North AmericaAir

U.S. Air Force names FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury, confirms 500 semi-autonomous combat aircraft by 2032 in planned 1,000-aircraft fleet

The U.S. Air Force designated General Atomics’ Increment 1 collaborative combat aircraft as FQ-42A Vengeance and Anduril’s design as FQ-44A Fury. The service says it plans to field 500 semi-autonomous CCAs by 2032 within a broader objective of roughly 1,000 uncrewed combat aircraft. These platforms are intended to add sensing, weapons capacity and survivable mass alongside crewed fighters at lower unit cost. The names formalise the first designs, but production quantities for each contractor, final mission configurations and operational basing remain subject to testing and acquisition decisions.

Defence Industry EuropeSep 14

GlobalAir

Data Spotlight: Global CCA Production Takes Off

Collaborative combat aircraft are moving from experimentation toward serial production as air forces seek uncrewed platforms that can operate with crewed fighters. Aviation Week’s data review tracks a widening set of programmes, prototypes and planned fleets across several countries, with missions spanning sensing, electronic warfare and weapons employment. The emerging market favours aircraft that cost less than frontline fighters and can be produced in meaningful numbers, while still surviving in contested airspace. Production rates, autonomy maturity and secure integration with existing command networks remain the main constraints on large-scale fielding.

aviationweek.comSep 11

North AmericaAir

U.S. Navy Goes Big On CCAs For Future Carrier Air Wing

Naval Air Systems Command has asked industry for two fully functional Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes able to operate autonomously from both Nimitz- and Ford-class carriers. The Increment 1 requirement describes a fighter-sized aircraft capable of carrying four external weapons weighing up to 2,500 pounds each, while respondents must also address internal carriage and survivability. The Navy wants a first flight within 24 months of award and shore-based carrier certification during a three-year effort. This is a request for information defining a prototype programme, not a production contract.

aviationweek.comSep 3

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Collaborative Combat Aircraft

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U.S. Air Force confirms Anduril Fury and General Atomics Vengeance have entered operational CCA testing at Creech AFB in Nevada

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