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Boeing CCA to Fly with US Aircraft in Pacific Exercise

June 26, 2026 | By Greg Hadley and Todd South
The U.S. Air Force is testing out a Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the Pacific this week as part of a large-scale exercise. But the CCA they’re flying is not one the two the service has committed to buying. Boeing’s MQ-28...

Air Force’s Experimental Ops Unit Flies and Maintains Anduril CCA

April 16, 2026 | By Stephen Losey
The Air Force put its semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the hands of operators, not just engineers or test pilots, for a groundbreaking exercise last week.

Coming Soon: Experimental CCA Ops, Flights with F-22s

Feb. 25, 2026 | By Greg Hadley
The Air Force plans to put Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the hands of Airmen to experiment with the semi-autonomous drones this summer, Gen. Dale R. White said Feb. 25 at AFA’s Warfare Symposium. 

Inside the Air Force Plan to Start Its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit

Dec. 23, 2025 | By Matthew Cox
The Air Force will stand up a new unit next year to shape how the service fights with one-way attack drones.

‘Kill More, Die Less’: New Unit Explores How to Deploy Wingman Drones

June 9, 2025 | By David Roza
The Air Force on June 5 stood up a new unit to figure out how to use drone wingmen, known as "Collaborative Combat Aircraft," in future air wars.

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