Europe’s CCA Industry Moves Faster Than Its Clients

Airbus-Kratos Valkyrie launching

Airbus is using a pair of Kratos Valkyries to develop an initial CCA it hopes to sell to Germany. A CCA tender is still forthcoming.

Credit: Airbus Defense and Space
Europe’s aerospace industry is investing heavily in collaborative combat aircraft, betting that the region’s air forces will soon need uncrewed systems to bolster combat mass and improve the survivability of their crewed fighters. But while military leaders increasingly recognize the potential...
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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