July 18, 2026, 6:02 pm
A crucial milestone has been achieved in the US Air Force’s endeavor to field a fleet of semi-autonomous drone fighters.
One of the services developmental Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fired a live missile in a recent test.
Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury CCA launched an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at a simulated target. The launch of the AIM-120 is a first for any U.S. CCA-type drone.
The YFQ-44A is one of two drones in development as part of the first phase, or Increment 1, of the Air Force’s CCA program, other is General Atomics’ YFQ-42A Dark Merlin.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why Anduril YFQ-44A firing AIM-120 is a key moment for US Air force ?
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0:00 TITLE
00:11 INTRODUCTION
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01:43 THE TEST
04:07 YFQ-44A
08:13 ANALYSIS
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