CCA Requirements Talks Revive Interest In Runway-Independent Designs

Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie first flight

The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator on its inaugural flight, March 5, 2019, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Runway independence is back in discussion as a possible requirement for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). “I think that’s something that we need to look at,” said Maj. Gen. Joseph Kunkel, the U.S. Air Force director of Force Design, Integration and Wargaming. Last year, the Air Force...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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