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RTX and Shield AI will supply the software “brains” for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet, sources say.

Anduril Industries and Impulse Space plan to conduct a high-precision rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) mission in 2026, the companies announced Sept. 16.

China’s Liaoning General Aviation Academy has flown the RX1H, a two-seat electric helicopter.

Varda Space Industries, Anduril and LeoLabs used systems to track, monitor and report a spacecraft’s orbital maneuvers ahead of hypersonic reentry.

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Flight testing for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft began with the YFQ-42A taking off for the first time.

The $28.4 billion that defense technology startups raised from venture capital through June puts the sector on track for one of its best years ever.

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Anduril has delivered the first tranche of Altius loitering munitions to Taiwan in conjunction with the establishment of a local office.

This snapshot of activities illustrates how joint ventures have been quickly established to address emerging needs.

A new low-cost cruise missile designed to be launched by fighters is now also on the U.S. Air Force wish list.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) is offering a variant of its YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for potential European programs.

A plan to buy thousands of palletized missiles next year to be launched by airlifters introduces a new kind of weapon along with integration challenges.

As U.S.-developed collaborative combat aircraft near flight trials, their designers are testing the waters for international sales.

Anduril plans to qualify and start building a solid rocket motor next year to power the Swedish-American Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb.

Anduril has teamed up with Rheinmetall to co-develop and potentially co-produce autonomous air vehicles and munitions with the U.S. company marketing to Europe.

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The U.S. Air Force has formally stood up a new unit charged with figuring out how to best operate upcoming Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

Anduril’s valuation soared to $30.5 billion after the high-flying defense technology startup raised $2.5 billion in a Series G round led by billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.

Anduril has announced plans to build on its partnership with Archer by exploring market opportunities for the hybrid version of the Midnight eVTOL in the UK.

The second U.S. Air Force prototype of a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) has moved into the ground testing phase.

Runway independence is back in discussion as a possible requirement for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

Called launched effects, uncrewed air vehicles (UAV) were first launched from the ground forces at the front.

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The U.S. Air Force has begun ground testing its two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes from Anduril and GA-ASI ahead of planned first flights this summer.