The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) programs. The UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP, made the announcement at the Global Air and Space…
Californian company Anduril Industries has revealed its Thunder Group 5 tiltrotor Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS). Thunder is a hybrid-powered autonomous attack rotorcraft specifically designed to multiply the combat power and increase the survivability of current and next-generation crewed attack and…
Britain's Armed Forces will be strengthened through a drone transformation, announced by the Prime Minister and backed by more than £5 billion in the Government’s Defence Investment Plan. In a major speech the British Prime Minister set out how new investment in defence…
The Boeing Defence Australia-developed MQ-28A Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) will integrate with US and allied forces during EX Valiant Shield 2026. This marks a significant milestone in the operational development of CCAs and the advancement of human-machine teaming…
The USAF has awarded contracts for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, including for Increment 1 air vehicles from GA-ASI and Anduril, as well as mission autonomy software, in a push to rapidly field advanced combat capabilities, it says. The…
Boeing has unveiled the extended combat capabilities of the Australian-developed MQ-28A Ghost Bat at the ILA Berlin Air Show in Germany. The enhancements, bringing the Ghost Bat to Block III configuration, include an increased wingspan which allows the Collaborative Combat…
Boeing has validated the stealth of its MQ-28A Ghost Bat in a series of Radar Cross Section (RCS) tests at an undisclosed measurement facility in the USA. This milestone further demonstrates the platform’s maturity, survivability, and ability to deliver cost-effective…
US defence contract Anduril Industries says it will manufacture its YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft at the company’s new Columbus, Ohio, plant by Q2 of 2026. This will be a missionized variant of the company’s Fury autonomous fighter jet for…
UK Magazine Flight International reports that Mount Manganui-based Syos Aerospace is to equip the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) with its SA2 and SA7 quadcopter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UASs). The company will also provide the NZDF with its SM300 uncrewed…
California-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has demonstrated Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) using its MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet and a US Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor during an autonomous mission out of Edwards Air Force Base. The two platforms were…