YFQ-42 aircraft sit on the flightline at a California test location as part of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft flight test campaign. (Courtesy Air Force photo)
General Atomics and Anduril are working with Collins Aerospace and Shield AI, respectively, to integrate mission autonomy software onto their CCA prototypes and conduct semi-autonomous flights.
Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey speaks about the future of the DAF BATTLE NETWORK during the Accelerating Decision Superiority: Harnessing Data and AI for Mission Readiness panel as part of the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, here, Sept. 23, 2025. (Air Force Photo by Richard Blumenstein).
Maj. Gen. Luke Cropsey is being promoted to three-star general and will serve as military deputy for the Air Force's acquisition, technology and logistics directorate.
Chad Sherod, 319th Security Forces Squadron lead sUAS instructor, extends his hand to catch a descending drone April 7, 2023, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron plans to implement the use of drones within their disaster recovery team in the event of an aircraft crash or natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Colin Perkins)
Sailors signal for an aircraft to launch off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 16, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson)
Lockheed Martin and GE Aerospace have demonstrated a liquid-fueled rotating detonation ramjet engine that could enable missiles to fly faster and farther, while costing a lot less to build compared to other ramjet options. (Lockheed Martin photo)
Lockheed and GE are developing a liquid-fueled rotating detonation ramjet engine that could allow missiles to fly farther and reach speeds of at least Mach 5.
The medium displacement unmanned surface vessels Seahawk, front, and Sea Hunter launch for the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Gooley)
A drone detonates an inflatable tank at Camp Blanding, Florida on Jan. 8, 2026 during a military drone swarm demonstration. (Screenshot from Pentagon video).
The U.S. military and tech companies have demonstrated drone swarms before, but officials are touting this latest exercise as the first time they’ve attacked simulated targets, armed…