USAF Plans To Initially Field 1,000 CCAs, Kendall Says

Frank Kendall

Credit: U.S. Air Force
AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Air Force has laid out an initial operating plan for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the uncrewed loyal wingman systems it plans to fly alongside fighters, with an expected fielding date by the end of the decade. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, in a keynote speech...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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