Anduril CCA prototype flies with mission autonomy for the first time

Anduril CCA prototype flies with mission autonomy for the first time

DENVER -- Anduril Industries’ YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype flew for the first time yesterday with Shield AI’s mission autonomy software, an Air Force official said today. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ YFQ-42A flew for the first time earlier this month armed with an algorithm developed by RTX Collins Aerospace called Sidekick. At that time, Anduril said it would fly with its mission autonomy configuration very soon. “GA…