Air Force wraps up critical design review for Increment 1 of CCA drones
"Both industry teammates are on the path to get to first flight in a timeline that allows us to get operational capability by the end of the…
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Air Force integrating AMRAAM weapons onto first batch of CCA drones
Raytheon is working with the service and the two vendors competing in the ongoing development-for-production phase of CCA Increment 1 to incorporate the missiles onto the drones.
Air Force has 5 vendors on contract to develop autonomy for CCA drones
“We will get down to a lower number of those vendors, and they will create an autonomy implementation that will be applied to CCA Increment 1," Brig.…
General Atomics adding AESA radar and software to upgraded Gray Eagles
The addition of AESA radar will make the platform significantly more capable.
Anduril, General Atomics move into next phase of Air Force CCA drone program
The Air Force plans to make a production decision for CCA Increment 1 by fiscal 2026.
Mojave drone takes off and lands aboard Royal Navy aircraft carrier
The trial came as the U.K. and U.S. are pursuing new robotic platforms for strike, ISR and other missions.
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DARPA’s LongShot drone program reaches final demonstration and test phase
General Atomics has received a $94 million award to complete the third and final phase of DARPA's effort to develop armed, air-launched drones.
DARPA’s LongShot air-launched drone program approaching key milestones
The initiative aims to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle that can employ multiple air-to-air weapons after being launched from a crewed aircraft.
Marines to establish new drone squadron in Hawaii to counter China
The Marine Corps plans to deploy more unmanned aerial vehicles to the Asia-Pacific to keep an eye on Chinese forces.