LongShot drones are also seen as a new way for bombers and cargo planes to engage aerial threats and reduce vulnerability.
General Atomics' YFQ-42 has been selected by the Marines to test how CCAs will think and fight with the MAGTF.
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LongShot: US advances missile-carrying drone to help fighters strike from distance
The US has advanced a new uncrewed air vehicle designed to carry and launch ...
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US Marine Corps to install ‘digital brain’ into YFQ-42A ‘wingman’ drone ahead of tests
The US Marine Corps (USMC) announced it has selected General Atomics’ YFQ-42A aircraft “for ...
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Why the Marines are so interested in General Atomics’ latest combat drone
The General Atomics YFQ-42 is already one of two drones under consideration for the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
The first flight test for the X-68A was originally set to begin in December of 2023, Breaking Defense previously reported.
American defense contractor General Atomics announced the first semi-autonomous flight of the YFQ-42A collaborative combat drone.
An air-launched missile-carrying uncrewed aircraft developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for DARPA’s LongShot project has been designated the X-68A ahead of flight tests expected by ...
American defense contractor General Atomics has been tasked by the USMC to help the military branch come up with a suitable Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
RIYADH—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) will explore the fitment of long-range standoff weapons on the MQ-9B ...
For America’s military to continue dominating the next century, the future lies in autonomous drone systems that Anduril and others are developing. The age of manned combat aircraft is coming to an ...
Artists concept of collberattive combat aircraft prototypes of the General Atomics YFQ-42A and the Anuril YFQ-44A. US Air Force Image SINGAPORE — Two aviation companies under contract to develop armed ...
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