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Air Force sets up new Experimental Operations Unit for Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The new unit will start testing the Collaborative Combat Aircraft out of Nellis Air Force Base, first in simulation then in ...
Meet the future of aerial combat — and Beale Air Force Base — at air show
A model of the YFQ42-A collaborative combat aircraft built by defense company General Atomics sits on the apron at Beale Air Force Base on Friday in preparation for the base’s airshow. DANIEL HEUER ...
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Air Force starts ground testing Anduril collaborative combat aircraft
The service wants CCAs to fly alongside aircraft like the F-35 and F-47, and autonomously carry out missions like airstrikes, recon and serving as decoy.
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Air Force aircraft readiness plunges to new low, alarming chief
AURORA, Colo. — Barely more than six in 10 aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet were able to carry out their missions on an average day in fiscal 2024, according to a Defense News analysis.
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I toured an Air Force One plane used by 4 US presidents. Take a look inside the 'flying Oval Office.'
Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon used an Air Force One plane known as SAM 970. The first jet-powered presidential aircraft featured an office and a safe for the nuclear codes.