The Weekly Debrief: Skunk Works Developing Fix For 'Dumb' CCAs

An uncrewed Kratos XQ-58 flies in formation with a Lockheed Martin F-22 and F-35. 

Credit: U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Air Force vision that calls for deploying thousands of uncrewed, Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in the future alongside crewed fighters raises an interesting question: What if some of the autonomous systems are not as smart as others? In anticipation that every member of a future family...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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