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Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft Flies for the First Time

The YFQ-44’s first flight follows the one of the YFQ-42A by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in August 2025. Both unmanned aircraft were initially expected to enter flight testing by the end of ...
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Air Force Combat Aircraft Takes Flight During Testing

A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test aircraft is staged in Poway, Calif., May 19, 2025. The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the CCA program to validate performance and ...
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A Second YFQ-42A Aerial Drone Is Now Undergoing Flight Testing

General Atomics and Anduril are simultaneously testing their respective YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 aerial drones. Only one of the two will ultimately win the Air Force’s “Collaborative Combat Aircraft” ...
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General Atomics’ YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft Takes Flight

The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...