General Atomics Names YFQ-42A The Dark Merlin

YFQ-42A taking off
Credit: U.S. Defense Department
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has announced that its collaborative combat aircraft has a name: the Dark Merlin. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A is one of two collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) being developed for the U.S. Air Force’s first increment of its...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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