A new report to Congress pitching the Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet plan is missing key details and explanations, raising ...

A new US Air Force report to Congress says 1,558 combat-ready jets are needed, requiring faster F-15EX and F-35A production ...

The service in a new report to Congress says the Raptor is the “threshold platform” for CCA, though integration with F-16s, F-35As, F-15Es and F-15EXs is an emerging consideration. Uncrewed aircraft ...

US Air Force officials and experts have long been concerned the fleet is shrinking and aging as China's grows and advances.

Russia’s Su-57 “Felon,” hyped as Putin’s 5th-generation “super weapon,” has a “checkered past” and has been a disappointment ...

Enabling the CCA’s autonomy are advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, which will be tasked with processing endless streams of data. The data will be compiled from onboard ...

The initiative that the Netherlands is joining aims to develop drones equipped with sensors or weapons to augment operations ...

A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test aircraft is staged in Poway, Calif., May 19, 2025. The Department of the Air Force has begun ground testing for the CCA program to validate performance and ...

One of the US Air Force's first official combat drones has taken to the air after only a year of building and development. General Atomics's YFQ-42A is currently undergoing flight testing in ...

Korean Air has delivered the first LOWUS collaborative combat aircraft to South Korea's defence agency for ground testing, with a maiden flight scheduled for 2026 and operational service potentially ...

The Swedish Air Force (SwAF) has received into service the first Saab JAS 39 Gripen E combat aircraft. A ceremony to mark the ...