Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)

In a wide-ranging interview with Aviation Week, the head of the UK Royal Air Force has said he wants to accelerate development of collaborative combat aircraft and field an operational capability before the end of the decade.

Sweden and Germany are exploring cooperation in CCA and a range of other activities spanning from electronic warfare to space.

German legislators have signed off on a highly anticipated CCA procurement, rapid space launch demo and plans to introduce a high-energy laser counter-drone capability.

Hanwha Aerospace and South Korea's Agency for Defense Development have unveiled prototypes of two domestically developed uncrewed aircraft system engines.

The next generation of RAF combat power will depend as much on autonomous systems and industrial resilience as on a new fighter aircraft.

BAE Systems is conceptualizing how to control and direct CCAs in battle using the wide-area display planned for the Eurofighter Typhoon.

A U.S. Air Force Boeing F-15EX and MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft have completed their first airborne integration.

The long-delayed UK Defense Investment Plan resolves uncertainty over some but not all weapons programs.

The Pentagon is creating a new high-level role tasked with overseeing the development of most of the military’s autonomous systems.

Canada’s Dominion Dynamics has raised a $100 million Series A round to further develop its Scout CCA and AuraNet command-and-control platform for the Arctic.

The tri-national Global Combat Air Program has emerged as the biggest winner from the UK government's Defense Investment Plan, although the funding comes at the cost of retiring helicopter and intelligence-gathering fleets as the military shifts some of those missions to uncrewed systems.

The Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft is participating in Exercise Valiant Shield, its first involvement in a major multinational exercise.

Leveraging legacy programs and large installed bases, Honeywell Aerospace looks to new engine and power system technologies for market growth.

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

The Next Generation Air Dominance and Collaborative Combat Aircraft programs have progressed to production contracts.

U.S. startup Skyryse has partnered with Robinson Helicopter to integrate its SkyOS automated flight control system into the R66 helo to develop a Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Government-owned software that enables swarming autonomy behaviors between collaborative uncrewed and crewed aircraft will require a primary developer, the U.S. Air Force says.

Editors explore the U.S. Air Force's award of Collaborative Combat Aircraft production contracts to Anduril and General Atomics.

Leonardo and Baykar said they flew Leonardo’s M-346 aircraft closely networked with the Turkish drone maker’s Kizilelma collaborative combat aircraft.

Join Aviation Week's defense experts for coverage from Eurosatory, Europe's premier defense exhibition. This episode explores Shield AI's X-Bat pitch—which the company sees as more than a CCA—and developments with airlifters in Europe and the U.S.

Australia and the UK are studying the integration of a European air-to-air missile on the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft (CCA).

As air vehicles move to production, the Air Force focuses on autonomy competition.

USAF selects Anduril and General Atomics for CCA production contracts while continuing autonomy system competition with three other firms.

Toulouse-based Aura Aero is close to launching a new CCA project, aiming to reach first flight with a demonstrator in 2028, CEO Jérémy Caussade says.

Honeywell expands F124 engine production for CCAs and develops SkyShot 1600 prototype under Air Force contract.