U.S. CCAs Promise More Mass, but Their Cost Threatens the Concept
With the FQ-42A and FQ-44A, the USAF aims to build affordable combat mass. Yet stealth, autonomy, and survivability are already threatening the cost equation. Executive […]
Collaborative combat aircraft
YFQ-42A “Dark Merlin”: the drone set to change aerial combat
General Atomics has named its YFQ-42A “Dark Merlin.” Behind the name lies a key milestone: testing mission autonomy and USAF integration. Summary On February 23, […]
Armed swarms and tactical AI: the new war in the skies begins
Collaborative Combat Aircraft are changing the equation: swarms, onboard AI, networked combat. Why the USAF is accelerating and what Europe risks. In summary Collaborative Combat […]