NAWCAD hosts dozens of squadrons and hundreds of pilots annually, fostering joint and international collaboration in advanced ...

Post-stall maneuvering” gives a plane excellent maneuverability—but the equipment needed to boost it comes with tradeoffs, as ...

Lockheed Martin is using a modified F-16 fighter jet to teach artificial intelligence how to fly, maneuver, and eventually ...

Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...

The Air Force has started ground testing its first Anduril-made semiautonomous drone wingmen known as collaborative combat aircraft, which could be flying within months. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.

Northrop Grumman significantly revamped its original CCA pitch to the Air Force, resulting in the Talon drone.

The U.S. Air Force has designated Northrop Grumman’s semi-autonomous prototype aircraft, Project Talon, as YFQ-48A as part of ...

The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...

In these, aircraft losses in combat are more likely than not. Modern air forces fighting in such wars might have short lives. In the last major air war of 1939-1945, many tens of thousands of aircraft ...

The U.S. Air Force has expanded the pool of competitors vying for the second increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), selecting nine companies to participate in the concept refinement phase.

Since its first flight in 2001, the Tejas has completed over 5,600 trials and is now an integral part of two Indian Air Force ...

USAF is upgrading the X-62 VISTA test aircraft, expanding flight testing for autonomy, AI and advanced combat system ...