US Marine Corps Advances Plans for Drone Wingman

Marines will use Air Force-tailored drone to help develop its robot wingman

General Atomics joins a CCA effort highlighted as a top priority in the Corps’ new aviation plan.

Marine Corps says Ospreys are getting a safety-focused overhaul

Marine Corps officials said they are implementing five major changes across its fleet of MV-22 Osprey aircraft, including major overhauls of its transmissions, after nearly 20 accidents across the services in a roughly two-year span. A federal watchdog that reviewed the aircraft said the service still has yet to show a “systematic” way of addressing risks. The Tuesday release of the “2026 Marine Aviation Plan” confirmed that the service is conti…

US Marine Corps advances plans for drone wingman

The Marine Corps released its 2026 Aviation Plan on Tuesday, outlining its strategy to maintain and develop its aviation fleets.

Marine Corps brings General Atomics into CCA program for autonomy development

The Marine Corps has tapped General Atomics to help further develop the autonomous flight capabilities of the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) platform, the company announced Tuesday. Under the new contract, the Marines will use General Atomics’ YFQ-42A aircraft — developed by the company for the Air Force’s CCA program — to evaluate how the service’s future loyal wingman drones will integrate with and fly alongside crewed fighter j…

US Marines to use Air Force-developed combat drone in new program

The U.S. Marine Corps has selected General Atomics (GA-ASI) to evaluate its YFQ-42A unmanned aircraft under a Marine… The post US Marines to use Air Force-developed combat drone in new program appeared first on Air Data News.

Marines Pick GA-ASI’s YFQ-42A CCA To Inform Future MUX TACAIR Efforts

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced Tuesday it has been selected to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. […]