USAF Plans Next CCA Downselect Before Summer

Northrop Grumman Model 437 concept

Northrop Grumman unveiled the Model 437 concept in 2021, promising an FJ44-powered autonomous system for under $6 million.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
AURORA, Colorado—A five-way competition for a prized contract will be cut down to two or three bidders in a few months, but an impasse over the fiscal 2024 budget could still derail plans to field the first increment of the Collaborate Combat Aircraft (CCA) on schedule in fiscal 2028, U.S. Air Force...
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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