The Air Force warns that having a smaller fleet may increase the risk it won't be able to carry out all its missions.
Anduril emphasized the semiautonomous piloting of its YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft in its first flight test.
With the YFQ-44 now flying, both of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft are in flight testing. The YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat ...
According to the Heritage Foundation's Index of U.S. Military Strength in 2024, at the close of FY 2023, the Air Force’s ...
China's military has revealed a new, tailless combat aircraft, identified as the J-36 sixth-generation fighter jet. This ...
Defense technology company Anduril Industries has reached a major milestone with the successful first flight of its jet-powered YFQ-44A drone, marking a significant leap in the U.S. Air Forces efforts ...
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The Great U.S. Air Force Reboot Is Coming

At first glance, the U.S. Air Force looks overstretched: old fleets, tight budgets, sliding deliveries. Look closer and it’s ...
US air force secretary Troy Meink heralded the start of competitive flight-testing as a key breakthrough in the effort to ...
An unclassified U.S. Air Force report, mandated by the 2025 NDAA, included figures of the required combat fleet, calling for an increase of nearly 300 ...
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After General Atomics announced their successful first flight in late August, Anduril executives said in September that they wanted to make its first drone wingman flight test semi-autonomous, and ...
Anduril's jet-powered drone flew for the first time on Friday, the company and the U.S. Air Force said, marking a significant step for the defense tech company's drone ambitions.