Debate Erupts Over USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft Viability

XQ-67A in flight

GA-ASI’s design for CCA Increment 1 is a close derivative of the XQ-67, which flew for the first time on Feb. 28.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
A once quietly simmering debate over future U.S. Air Force autonomous combat aircraft has broken into the open as the service continues tweaking requirements for the next wave of development contracts. Defense industry officials remain sharply divided over fundamental questions about the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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