US Air Force Announces First Drone Aircraft With Fighter Designations

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US Air Force Announces First Drone Aircraft With Fighter Designations

In a historic development, the U.S. Air Force has awarded fighter aircraft designations to a pair of prototype unmanned aerial vehicles. Announcing the move on March 3, the Air Force said it had provided the designation YFQ-42A to a prototype designed by General Atomics and had supplied the designation YFQ-44A to another prototype designed by Anduril Industries. The Air Force said both prototypes are being considered for the Collaborative Combat…

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Air Force Designates Two Mission Design Series for Collaborative Combat Aircraft

WASHINGTON (AFNS) --   The U.S. Air Force announced the designation of two Mission Design Series within its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program today ...

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Thanks to a series of public statements and tenders, the United States Air Force (USAF) has implied that its QF-16 fighter aircraft will remain in service until at least 2035. Popularly referred to by the community of specialists as “F-16 Zombies”, they are employed as targets for missile shooting tests. However, the emergence of new stealth aerial threats in rival powers requires the force to explore possible replacements that also have these c…

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How USAF and USSF’s Force Generation Models Overlap

The Air Force and Space Force’s models for force generation aren’t all that dissimilar in their focus on readiness and teamwork, leaders said.

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Air Force designates two Mission Design Series for collaborative combat aircraft

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs   WASHINGTON (AFNS) —  The U.S. Air Force announced the designation of two Mission Design Series within its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program today: the YFQ-42A (General Atomics) and the YFQ-44A (Anduril). Representing the first in a new generation of uncrewed fighter aircraft, both will be crucial in securing air superiority for the Joint Force in future conflicts. These aircraft are designed to l…

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GA-ASI welcomes USAF designation for new CCA: YFQ-42A - MÖNCH PUBLISHING GROUP

The new Collaborative Combat Aircraft YFQ-42A. (GA-ASI) GA-ASI will have a one-sixth scale model of the YFQ-42A on display during the Air Warfare Symposium March 3-5, 2025, in booth #1003 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) welcomes the U.S. Air Force’s designation for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft: the new uncrewed jet fighter will be called the YFQ-42A. The announcement on Monday followed an earlier USAF decision in 2024 th…