Anduril Fury CCA Flew Alongside F-35s in Air Force Test
Company says the July exercise also included an AIM-120 launch against a simulated target using an externally generated track.
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US Air Force names FQ-42A Vengeance and FQ-44A Fury collaborative combat aircraft
The service plans to place at least 500 autonomous aircraft in service by 2032, alongside a separate massed modular aircraft effort.
US Air Force Accelerates Massed Modular Aircraft Program to Backfill Reaper Fleet
The service is pursuing a lower-cost, more expendable unmanned aircraft for strike, ISR, electronic warfare and communications-relay missions, with at least 180 aircraft expected.
Pentagon centralizes oversight of most unmanned-system programs
A new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems will report to the deputy defense secretary and coordinate programs spanning drones, uncrewed vessels, ground robots and counter-drone technologies.
Lockheed Martin Starts Building Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft Prototype
Skunk Works says its tailless, single-engine Vectis design combines modular systems and autonomy for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
Lockheed Skunk Works plans five-aircraft Vectis combat drone fleet
Four additional experimental drones are in development as Lockheed Martin targets a first Vectis flight by the end of 2027.
US Navy Seeks Autonomous Carrier Drone Family for Eight Mission Sets
A July 14 request for information asks industry to outline carrier-based and VTOL unmanned systems with long-range strike capability and increasing levels of operational autonomy.
US Air Force Plans 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, 500 Modular Drones by 2032
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink also confirmed the FQ-42 and FQ-44 unmanned combat aircraft will carry the names Vengeance and Fury.
US Air Force Plans First Large-Force Exercise for Collaborative Combat Aircraft
Emerald Flag in December 2026 is intended to test how autonomous fighter drones integrate with crewed fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft.