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US Air Force tests ‘badass’ drone wingmen to fly with F-35s, 6th-gen F-47s
In a significant move toward human-machine integration, the US Department of the Air Force (DAF) has initiated ground testing ...
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YFQ-44A Test Vehicle Breaks Cover As USAF Starts Ground Testing of Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force announced the start of the ground testing of the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A, and selected Beale AFB to host a CCA ...
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Air Force starts ground testing Anduril collaborative combat aircraft
The service wants CCAs to fly alongside aircraft like the F-35 and F-47, and autonomously carry out missions like airstrikes, ...
Houthis shoot down growing number of US drones
The Houthis have shot down a rising number of U.S. drones, with six MQ-9 drones brought down since the start of a large-scale ...
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Chinese Drones, Surveillance Aircraft Step Up Patrols Near Taiwan, Philippine Sea
Chinese surveillance aircraft and unmanned ... the entire length of Taiwan’s east coast. Fighter aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Southwestern Air Defense Command were ...