U.S., Australia, Japan Agree On Further CCA Development

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, and Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru meet at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, on May 2. 

Credit: Defense Department photo
The leaders of the U.S., Australian and Japanese militaries on May 2 signed an agreement to increase discussion on future programs, namely upcoming Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), as the U.S. Air Force is refining its requirements for the program. The leaders signed a trilateral research...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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