Debrief: CCAs Promise Affordable Mass, But Software Comes At A Price

crew member with anduril YFQ-44A fury
Credit: SrA Renee Blundon/U.S. Air Force
MUNICH—Sustaining autonomy software could account for as much as half of the operating and support costs of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), early findings from U.S. Air Force testing show. Being software-defined is one of the “huge capability” shifts for CCAs, said U.S. Air Force officials...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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