Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)

Saab unveils A3, a high-end autonomous combat aircraft concept to complement Gripen, aiming for deep-strike missions and unmanned capabilities.

AeroDynamic Advisory expects production of small propulsion military engines to double in the next three years and exceed 8,000 per year by 2028.

Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force secretary during the Biden administration, is not the first person you would expect to go all-in on autonomous weapons.

The U.S. Air Force has tested a prototype system that allows ground operators to control Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) from a ruggedized laptop.

The UK’s June 2026 Defense Investment Plan (DIP) switched the country’s defense modernization into 6th gear, with £298 billion ($402 billion) in funding to be made available through 2029.

Defense technology startup Lyntris is aiming to go public in a listing that could generate $107 million.

Rheinmetall plans to establish a systems integration facility for the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft in Germany as part of a push to convince Berlin to adopt the system.

Editors discuss the Pentagon’s modernization priorities, including the Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program, Air Force One modification issues and the Navy’s efforts to advance a more modular missile defense architecture.

A newly-launched project expands the U.S. military’s months-old search for a low-cost, counter-air missile.

The Royal Australian Air Force is aiming to integrate the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft into the next Exercise Pitch Black in 2028

Rolls-Royce is developing a scalable engine concept for Germany’s collaborative combat aircraft while expanding autonomous propulsion.

GKN Aerospace supplied composite flight structures for BAE’s Brontanax CCA ahead of planned 2027 flight testing.

As the U.S. Air Force refines requirements for Increment 2 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, top officials do not expect radical design changes.

The Air Force Plans a dedicated CCA test & training unit at Creech AFB, Nevada.

The U.S. Air Force plans to launch a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)-style concept refinement phase by year's end.

Hensoldt says it has secured the first application for its Compact Infrared Reconnaissance and Alert missile warning system with planned use on the Helsing CA-1 Europa CCA.

Hensoldt says it has secured the first application for its Compact Infrared Reconnaissance and Alert (Cairas) missile warning system.

A second UK-designed collaborative combat aircraft design has emerged to compete for the Royal Air Force’s emerging Storm Fighter program.

BAE Systems’ self-funded autonomous aircraft will give the Royal Air Force its first operational experience with collaborative combat aircraft.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Lockheed aims to begin production of its networked Sniper targeting pod in 2027, boosting F-35 connectivity.

Shield AI is progressing on building its initial X-BAT autonomous fighters after it announced that it had fired its thrust-vectoring engine for the first time.

BAE Systems has unveiled Brontanax, its eagerly awaited collaborative combat aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney Unveils ‘Valox’ CCA Engine Family

Boeing is considering multiple operational MQ-28 Ghost Bat production sites as it pursues markets for the collaborative combat aircraft (CCA).